Christmas Eve

First White Canadian Christmas

Fri Dec 24th

It was lovely to wake up to snow on Christmas Eve morning, though we would have preferred it not to have been at 0430 when Jack heard the snow sliding off the roof.

Today is the start of the snow and a prolonged period of cold weather.

Temperatures are forecast to drop below zero for the next 10 days or so with it dropping down to -9C during the day and -15C at night.

My new snow shovel and bag of salt came in to good use on our steep drive this morning though by the time I was back from walking Jack the snow had covered it again!  Perhaps I should have bought one of those machines after all!

Actually having just seen a neighbour drive down the road on his large ride on lawn mower/tractor with a snow plough attachment on the front, I rather fancy one of those!


I popped into the butchers in Gibsons this morning for our Christmas meat and having enjoyed the queues at Sumblers in Marlborough at 0600 on Christmas Eve, feared the worst.  More staff than customers this morning, though seeing their customer orders for collection today they are going to have a busy day!

The drive into town was quite picturesque. 



Road up to Sprockids Park trails and right to the ferry



From a snowy Gibsons in British Columbia 

A merry Christmas and a Happy New Year






 

Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 24, 2021 at 11:05 AM

    happy christmas and new year.

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  2. UnknownDecember 24, 2021 at 11:17 AM

    Merry Christmas to you both xx

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  3. UnknownDecember 24, 2021 at 11:54 AM

    Have a great Christmas!

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  4. MikeT67MDecember 24, 2021 at 12:07 PM

    Dear All, if you add a comment, please add your name or we don’t know who you are!

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  5. BobDecember 24, 2021 at 2:29 PM

    A gadget needed for every season - the snow plough attachment looks the ticket. Looks like some decent snow as well. Have a great day - happy chrimbo from the Norwich branch

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  6. UnknownDecember 27, 2021 at 2:47 AM

    Hope that the whole festive season looks as beautiful, and that you enjoy every moment! Happy New Year from Maddy and Graham x

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