Did I miss winter ?

As a S.A.D sufferer I embrace the cold frosty mornings of winter, as they bring blue skys and sunshine.

Its the grey wet days that make me wish I was one of the animals that hibernate for winter.:(

 

I think this one snook in as it wasn't forecast, BUT right now (7.05am) its 3.7 degrees here , that's after 11 degrees the night before and 20 degrees yesterday!!!





7.40am.........2.8 degrees!!

 

I've now got this forecast for next Wednesday, again in the nearest town:

 

It eventually dropped down to 1.9 degrees here a few minutes ago, now back up to 2.2...

Forecast is for 2 degrees here Wednesday night but I'll be taking precautions before then as they only forecast it to go down to 6-7 degrees last night

 

Everything is white here this morning, I can scrap the ice off the leaves, so I wil be trying my potatoes to see whats under them today.

 

Same here so glad I picked all my courgettes, tomatoes and flowers yesterday. Haven't seen this stuff for 5 months:

 

I know it's not much good for flowers and certain veg. I'm not a veg grower but I believe it's good for brussel sprouts. Or have I got that wrong?

 

According to my daugher you are incorrect and the only thing that's good for brussel sprouts is this:




On roastie parsnips however she'd be in agreement.

 

I absolutely love brussel sprouts. As do most people I know up here.

When I lived and worked in Sheffield, just 100 miles south of here, the general consensus was that they are horrible, indeed they are 'the devil's bogies'.

By chance, I came across some piece of news a while ago about the money wasting scientists, who'd found that sprouts are generally liked in the north, but hated in the south.

 

My husband would agree with her!

I love brussel sprouts. When I was pregnant with my first daughter I was obsessed with them. I'd cook and eat platefuls and being pregnant it didn't do much for the wind situation.

 

Just had our first frost this morning - it looked almost lik snow on the lawn but now it's lovely and sunny so clearing quickly.


Brussell sprouts - we love them!!! and the frost makes them taste sweeter.

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