Possumworld

I always check the weather at meteo France, just to have an idea of what to expect. Wednesday we had a few snow flurries, but nothing complicated. The forecast for Thursday was also for occasional showers.

Imagine my surprise, then, when we woke up yesterday morning to find several inches of snow already on the ground and more still falling at a good clip! This was also the kind of snow I like least, in that it was being blown by a really strong wind. For some reason, no matter which direction you walked, the wind was ALWAYS in your face, too.

We had several things that we expected to do/have happen yesterday. One of them was a scheduled career day talk I was meant to do at the Jr. High School. I told JM that I would bet almost anything that it was off. At around 9:30 our friend Noelle, who had arranged the whole thing, called. School wasn’t officially canceled, but there were only two teachers there and less than a dozen students when she took her son to school! So, it really WAS canceled for all intents and purposes. Guess I won’t be able to enlighten the young minds of Chalabre with my tales of life as an entertainment journalist in Hollywood until after winter break.

Also, once a month we get a delivery of frozen food from Thiriet, a company that makes really excellent products. I like to keep a supply of various things in the freezer, and it’s so much easier to have it delivered in a freezer truck rather than trying to get frozen food home 20 miles and have it remain frozen. But the delivery van comes from Castlenaudary and I had a hard time picturing that happening, given the conditions. I called to find out and, indeed, our driver, Vanessa, had realized that staying home was the wise decision.

I was sure we wouldn’t have any mail delivery, but I was surprised that the mail somehow had made it over the pass from Limoux.

As usual, the dogs love the snow. If there weren’t still brave souls driving around the village despite the snow, I would let them run and play a bit more; but that’s just too risky. And, JM and I don’t bounce as well as the dogs, so letting them play with us attached to their leashes is a bad idea.

This morning, it was STILL snowing! But now, it seems to have stopped. Sun is predicted for tomorrow and I would imagine that in another day or two it will all be a soggy memory.
Ciao for now.

Randy