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Taters & Christmas Decs

This is one side of the house.
We have bought some more decorations and lights this year.
Under the tree, at the side, is Santa in his sleigh with a couple of reindeer.
We also have a Christmas tree at the back and more lights.
They do seem to be in danger of getting buried.

This is looking from the other side.
We have new, lighted candy canes and more reindeer, which you can't see.

On Saturday all the lights on the big Christmas tree indoors went out.

It had looked like this.
On investigation it transpires that hooking 10 sets of lights up together on one switch is not such a good idea.
It had burnt out.
We bought a new set of extensions and a surge protector.  Fortunately,  the lights themselves had not burnt out. 
If I had had to take that lot off the tree to put new lights on I would not have been a happy bunny.
It is now back in all its glorious illumination.

Sunday, was our first big snow storm of the season.
We did venture out in the morning but it was a mistake really and I was very glad when we got home again.
I heard the snow plough come along our road at 4.30 this morning (Monday).
It is chuffing cold.  Even for us.   It is so cold the chemicals do not work and the ice and snow won't melt.
Tonight it is going down to minus 25C with windchill.
I shall not venture out tomorrow at all.  I shan't be going in to work on Wednesday either, unless a lift can be arranged for me.
No way will I walk to and from bus stops and wait for buses.

If we really need to warm up we could sit in our freezer as it is warmer in there than it is outside.
This is unusually cold for us in December.  We don't usually get this cold until January, just in time for Alanmas.
There doesn't seem any prospect of it improving any time soon either.
Winter drawers on.

posted by Sue Banks @ 7:16 PM