Barry: It looks like you are living in Iceland, not England! Yikes! Well, we aren't having much snow here in San Jose, but if you have to travel out here this winter, bring your raincoat because they just announced that we are in for a huge El Nino! Last time I was up to the top of my Wellington Boots in mud in the front yard! PL
Well it has been cold and somewhat snowy - in fact it still is. This is then first time that I have seen a photo showing the whole of Britain covered in snow. I am off to Boston tomorrow, Sunday, when the daytime high is meant to be -7 Celsius, 19 Fahrenheit!
I am a retired Consulting IT Specialist. I have been married to Julia for 50 yearsrs and we are blessed with four children; David, Andrew, Lawrie and Hélèna. Not forgetting the "other half's"; Gaew married to Andrew, Lawrie's partner Emma and Hélèna's husband Sam.
In addition we have two grandchildren - Henry Thomas, son of Lawrie and Emma. Henry was eight in April 2021 and his sister, Georgia Rose, born on 29 December 2017.
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Barry: It looks like you are living in Iceland, not England! Yikes! Well, we aren't having much snow here in San Jose, but if you have to travel out here this winter, bring your raincoat because they just announced that we are in for a huge El Nino! Last time I was up to the top of my Wellington Boots in mud in the front yard! PL
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