Somebody needs to tell the Weather Dogs - it's ONLY OCTOBER!!!!!!!

It was snowing this morning in Tupton when I went out to feed the birds at 06:50. Properly snowing. It was even settling on the grass. Not for long, I grant you. It fairly quickly turned to rain. But, I say again - IT'S ONLY OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The M1 was was closed around Chesterfield yesterday evening. This always but always leads to complete chaos in and around Chesterfield. Fortunately, somebody heard it on the news and alerted The Builder. We decided to go home Another Way to our usual route. We headed across country towards Bakewell, and turned towards Chesterfield at Frogatt, and then headed along back roads when we hit Chesterfield itself. Took abiout 20 minutes longer than usual. And the traffic on the A61 at the QVR roundabout was at a complete standstill as far as you could see looking south and very busy, although moving looking north. I'm oh so glad we didn't try to go along our normal route!!

Tabitha and Gareth came for dinner. They also headed across country, although the roads were clearer by then. We had a scallop and prawn pie. It was extremely yummy. They've been in Sheffield for a couple of days and were on their way home (T&G, not the scallops and prawns)

Freyja's Facebook account has been reinstated. She still doesn't have a landline, mobile phone or internet connection at home, however