5.01.2026 No snow is good snow.

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  Monday 5th 30F/-1C [9.00] Overcast with snow showers and breezy. Snowing lightly but steadily onto about 5cm or 2" of sticky, overnight snow. It is clinging to everything. A distinctly chilly 58F/14C in the room. Stove lit. 38C in the greenhouse. 

 The snow lying on the greenhouse roof has made it even darker indoors. I made a scraper on a long pole years ago. I shall have to see if I can improve the situation. It depends on how firm the snow is and how frosted to the glass.

 Up at 8.30 after another busy night. I am taking capsules to relax the prostate. After initial improvements in flow and pressure during the day it seems to work rather too well at night. Deaf in my "good" right ear again. I couldn't hear the electric kettle boiling. I have fitted my hearing aids and caused a nosebleed trying to clear the plumbing.            

 9.30 59F/15C in the room. I have just brought in another basket of logs from the greenhouse. It might be sensible to work on the snow rather than go for a walk. Where I would be in the way of the traffic. Not to mention being at risk of being sprayed with salty slush by every passing vehicle. I have assembled a lot of snow shovels and scrapers over the decades. Where I was always the only one clearing snow on the drives. A habit going back many decades.

 12.00 32F/0C. The room is only now approaching 63F/17C. Though it feel reasonably comfortable. I have been maintaining a good fire in the stove. I can feel the warmth on my neck and back from 2.5m away in my computer chair.

 Outside the world continues to grow more white. Though there is really very little falling snow. I didn't see the point in clearing the snow in the drive. It isn't deep enough to matter. Should I want to go out in the car. Which hopefully will not be necessary. The image above was a snap from one of my security cameras. 

 16.30 31F/-1C. The snow has stopped. Leaving around 80mm or 3" of powder snow on the ground. I cleared most of the roof of the lean-to greenhouse. Pushed some snow about outside the back [entrance] door. The gravel leveling rake was the most useful tool. A 3' wide batten on a long handle. The snow was light enough to be easily moved around. The gravel is frozen solid. So hardly moved with the snow. 

  I dragged the two wheelie bins back to their parking space by the house. 

 16.45 Already, almost dark. Despite my best efforts it is still only 63F/17C in the room. Though it doesn't feel cold. Thanks to the heat radiated by the stove. 

 17.15 Just broken the 64F/17.8C barrier. I brought in another basket of logs. To be sure of having easy access to fuel tonight. The longer it is indoors and near the stove the drier it will be. And no, it isn't stacked against the stove. 

 Dinner was Heinz beans on toast. I still prefer the Danish supermarket's own label. Perhaps I have gone native? Nearly 65F/18.2C.

 

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