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[pensnest]

We fetched the brats from Norwich yesterday, and were back well before it snowed last night—I don't like driving in snow, so am grateful for the weather's forbearance. This morning saw an epic trip to the supermarket, where they had run out of parsnips. *Run out of parsnips!* There will have to be a trip to nearer-supermarket in the next few days, I will not have my Christmas dinner parsnip-free. Bun seems to have volunteered for a lot of the catering duty, which is great, as she has suggested fish pie and then lasagne, and I had already volunteered both brats to make shepherd's pie for Christmas Eve. This is excellent, as it will leave me more time for reading MTYG stories.

It's snowing again, but more of a wettish, British snow than the incredibly cold, crisp stuff that has been coming down of late.

Thank you to digital_diva, chalcopyrite and nopseud for the cards. Christmas tentacles!

Comments

[turlough]

But it's the cold, crispy stuff that's really nice :-)

[pensnest]

It is, indeed, nice snow! We can walk on it and it makes these *noises*, and it's really pretty. It's just... there is a lot of it about. 'British' snow is not nearly as pretty (though it makes for more coherent snowmen) and melts rather more readily!

[vae]

*waves from Norwich* but it didn't snow here yesterday!

[pensnest]

Indeed not, for which I'm very grateful! Actually, there was a lot less snow in Norwich than we thought there'd be, we have a good four inches here, and there was more forecast for the afternoon. Fortunately, that didn't happen while we were on the way back, and what fell in the evening was fairly minor.

Snow is pretty when you don't have to go anywhere and have already *done* the shopping...

[wenchpixie]

We have a county-wide shortage of potatoes (which we grow) right now... it's all a bit weird.

Wet, warmer snow is SO much better *fingers crossed* that he trend to less hellish weather continues.

[rikes]

Ahahaha, glad to hear you have your priorities in order! Can't wait for the stories.

[llamabitchyo.livejournal.com]

>as it will leave me more time for reading MTYG stories.

I shall be jealous. I didn't think things through entirely before offering to spend the holiday sewing with my mother. There will be little time to get away. On top of that, she says my father is almost constantly on the internet when he's home these days, because he's hunting for another job.

(And... I think this Thanksgiving was the first time I ever saw a parsnip.)

[pensnest]

My family are reasonably accustomed to me sitting somewhere with the laptop and letting them do what they will. (The most difficult year was when we spent Christmas with my sister in Devon—no wireless! Not My Computer! Windows!)

Roast parsnips are *awesome*.

[turps33.livejournal.com]

Roast parsnips are vital for Christmas dinner!

[pensnest]

They Certainly Are! Fortunately Tesco had a respectable supply so we are all set, apart from collecting the turkey and bread and some more milk from the local shops tomorrow morning. \o/