6.01.2026 Snow place like home.

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  Tuesday 6th 29F/-2C[ 9.15] Overcast with possible snow showers. Hardly any new snow overnight. 60F/15.6C in the room. Stove lit. 39F/4C in the greenhouse.

 Up a 8.30 after a quiet night. Though with weird, ultra-realistic dreams. 

 I intended to go for a walk once the stove is burning well. I need to get some idea of road conditions. Much more snow [only threatened] means I may have to gamble on a journey into the village to restock. The larder is fine but milk doesn't last forever. 

 Worst case scenario means I trike to the village. I have many miles of experience riding the trike through snow and on icy roads. It is incredibly safe and can even climb hills on lying snow. All thanks to the Trykit, two wheel drive. The downside is a long hiatus in riding it at all. My fitness must have dropped. The trike itself may need fettling.

 I have seen a couple of cyclists riding on the salted roads. My own fear is an accident. Leaving my valuable e-bike unattended if I am dragged off to hospital. I have no idea of the procedure under such circumstances. Meanwhile the house freezes without my constant attention to feeding the stove. I just checked the logs which came in yesterday. They average 6% moisture content. Which is fine.

 10.15 Back from my walk.  Just above 61F/16C in the room. The roads are passable but risk salting the poor old Morris in vulnerable areas. The traffic was busy and moving fast on wet, slightly slushy roads. Requiring I take to the snow covered verge rather too often. So I cut my walk short and just looped around the drives. Where I met one of my more distant neighbours clearing snow. We exchanged season's greetings and I plodded on. 

 11.30 Sunny periods. I shall have to complete the clearing of snow from the greenhouse roof. Every degree of solar gain will help indoor temperatures. Not to mention higher light levels.

 12.00 I have cleared the greenhouse roof again. With sufficient sunshine a positive feedback loop can develop. Increasing internal warmth can help to melt remaining snow and ice. Leading to yet higher temperatures. Though not helped by the sun's low altitude, thin cloud and inevitably long, atmospheric, solar light paths. I did more snow scraping on the gravel. While the snow is still light and powdery.

 Judging from the cameras there has been a little more snow. 

 Dinner was a chicken fry-up. I washed up while it was cooking. It has reached 65F/18.3C in the room.

 

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