frozen shoes

This morning we started to walk at 9.30 and were not late! Or course, I had to tell D all the time to keep walking while I take a picture. Much fun going through snow, clean snow, no salt or grit!

Family carol service was good and after some tea and mince pie, me, J, D, R and C started to walk to D and V's house for a meal. 5km through snow. Beginning was good, we had some snow fights and just threw snow at each other's scarves and face, we looked lie snowmen. I also walked in deep snow, not where somebody had walked before and I was covered in snow un to knees (yes I was clever in the morning and wore a dress, so only leg warmers had snow on them.

Me, J and R walk fast and small non-Europeans walk slowly (although R is also non-European). So sowly that we lost them (they wer ealso taking pictures). Waiting and waiting and J helping cars who could not move, they finally called us and said they had taken a wrong road (snow?).

Arriving at the house, leg warmers and shoes off and had a lovely meal. It finished at 4 and I already thought I have to walk back, because I had to be at practice at 5. But D said he will give me lift. So we played some carols and other songs, C on piano and me on flute. Got flute quite warm and lift to the church, meaning I did not have to start with a frozen flute.

A bit of practice and then we had a carol service in candle light. I still miss the crowdedness at the carol service in  the church I used to go to in Estonia.

Mulled wine and some chat and planning tomorrow's skating, J gave me and D lift home. Of course my shoes had defrosted in D and V's house and at church I wore black shoes, but on the way home they started freezing again, not pleasant.

Snow is fun, white powder! This is my favourite, good temperature, no watery sleet on the road, just the shiny crystals of white fluffy snow.

*all pictures taken by JV.

PS! E has kind of persuaded me to do something sporty next summer. I Do NOT walk fast! 6km/h is normal speed in a hurry.