Yesterday was a bit manic. Took Honey to the vet and left her there to have her dressing done. I bought some dog food and popped it in the car. It had been snowing and as I went out it turned to rain. The main roads were all pretty clear but my road was an ice rink. I picked up some shopping from Tesco Express and headed home. I live on a hill and my road has a dip half way down, then my end is a right turn and a steepish hill up to my house at the end. I made the dip ok so I thought I was ok until I came round the corner - very slowly - to be faced with my neighbour sliding back down the hill towards me! I backed round the bend out of his way and let him drive/slide into the kerb on the bend. He could not get any grip to go forwards or back! I thought I'd give it a try as my car is front wheel drive. I did get past the point my neighbour reached and got a few feet further up before I lost momentum and grip. Nothing for it but to back down gently and steer back round the bend. I tried a second time using one side on the footpath, hoping for more grip. No go! The rain was freezing as it hit the ice and snow. Ever tried driving on an ice rink? I gave up. Grabbed a bag of shopping destined for the fridge, and my bright pink umbrella, in one hand and my trusty walking stick in the other and set off to walk the 100 yards to my house. In the snow and ice. With icy rain pouring down. Not knowing if the next step would be the one to send me a' over t'. I made it! My drive was almost clear of snow apart from small heaps where I'd brushed all the snow off my car in the morning. Just a few icy patches here and there. It had taken me over 2 hours to do something I'd normally have done in about 45 mins.
I got on with wrapping presents and getting things ready for today. The vet called to give me the low-down on Honey and fix a time to collect her, 5pm. By this time the rain had actually had some impact on the snow and ice down the road and it was looking a lot more slushy. I had to allow time to walk down the hill back to my car and then drive off with great relief to fetch Honey. She was pleased to see me and came home all happy. Jen was home by the time I got back so she helped me unload the car. We got ourselves sorted out and then got ready to go to the pub quiz. We checked with the pub the quiz night was still on and headed out to Creekmoor. James met us there and we had a lovely dinner before the quiz. The pub was packed! Only about 12 teams but 4 of them had 8 or 9 members! Maybe it's time for a maximum limit? Anyway it was a great quiz with some weird marking that meant we ended up 3rd on 15 points, second place was 16 points and the winners managed 23 out of a possible 40! There were gamble questions and we could bet 1,2 or 3 points, scoring those points if you got it right, and having the nominated points deducted if you got it wrong! So one round we scored 0 LOL Anyway we came second or third in most categories and ended up winning nothing at all. A good night for fun and good company but not good for the purse LOL Jen took me in her 4x4 just in case we got stuck anywhere, so I could drink. I had a rather too sweet Crabbie's Ginger beer.
Today was meet the family day to swap present with my sisters. We met up at the Anvil near Blandford for an amazing lunch. Not cheap but top quality food in generous portions. I can recommend it to anyone. It might not be the place to eat weekly or daily but for a special occasion it's great! I am still quite podged! But Jen is ready to eat so we are about to have a light supper.
Stay safe in the ice and snow and stay warm.
Take care.
xx
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