Category Archives: Weather

Travel Day

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Cheryl

I’ll be off to Helsinki airport shortly. If all goes well I’ll be changing planes in Frankfurt, and arriving back at Heathrow in plenty of time to grab some food and get a train home. Tomorrow I get to start … Continue reading →

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Winter Is Coming

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Cheryl

It has snowed in parts of England today. Speculation on Twitter has been that this has something to do with the arrival of George R.R. Martin on these shores — he’s a Guest of Honour at Eastercon. However, I’ll be … Continue reading →

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Volcano Latest: No One Dead

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Cheryl

The apocalyptic plume of volcanic ash is making its way slowly across the Atlantic to Britain. There’s no obvious sign of it here in Darkest Somerset, which is no more Dark than usual for this time of year (though it … Continue reading →

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Relief Convoy Arrives

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Cheryl

We had more snow last night, but once again being fairly near the coast saved us from the worst of it. We’ve had enough to keep the pavements (sidewalks) dangerous, but not enough to stop traffic. So the Sainsbury’s van … Continue reading →

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Snow Update

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Cheryl

We still have plenty of snow around, and the long range forecast is still not predicting a thaw before the end of the week. I could probably go out in it as it is, but I have a good excuse … Continue reading →

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Snowed In?

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Cheryl

“Temperatures -22C Overnight!” screamed the BBC news this morning. Well, they were if you lived in a particular, remote part of Scotland. Here, near the coast of Darkest Somerset they were more like -6, though I suspect that Liz and … Continue reading →

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Not Dead

Posted on January 7, 2010 by Cheryl

Hi folks, I just wanted to let you know that I have been (relatively) quiet today because of a panic at the day job, not because I have frozen to death, been crushed by an avalanche, been eaten by a … Continue reading →

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In Which I Am Brave and Adventurous

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Cheryl

As per the Twitter comments, I have been outside. And returned safely with all of my limbs intact. There are parts of the sidewalks that are really treacherous underfoot, but for the most part I was able to avoid them … Continue reading →

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Snowed On, Not Snowed In

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Cheryl

It looks like we had about 3 inches of snow last night, and it is still snowing off and on. However, the snow on the ground is melting pretty quickly, so I don’t see it lasting very long. Also we … Continue reading →

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(S)no-pocalypse

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Cheryl

The Great British Snow Storm of 2009 continues to roar in its fluffy-kittenish manner. Other parts of the country are probably still ground to a halt. Here in Darkest Somerset we had an inch or so of the white stuff … Continue reading →

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End of Civilization

Posted on February 2, 2009 by Cheryl

Yes, it has snowed on London. The world has come to an end. People from Boston, Chicago, Seattle and New York (not to mention the whole of Finland) have my permission to laugh themselves silly. It is also snowing here … Continue reading →

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