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| sab2 |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 5:21:43 PM
Well so far we have had hailstones, sleet lots and lots of rain but woke up this morning to the tractor driving past ( twice) gritting the road, it was white, not happy , it has mainly gone as the day has gone on but they say its going to be bad tonight, the foalies loved it, all apart from Fred our softie southerner, he came out took one look and ran back in  baby 6 week old foal loved it , he was bouncing round like a spring lamb bless him  was going to take some piccies but dropped camera, trying to dry it off now   hope it still works . |
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| Pasch |
Posted - 20 Dec 2011 : 11:01:42 PM
Ok now,just to make you feel less jealous,winter has arrived here,too,in time for Xmas!
In just 2 days we went from sunny dry 16-18C to 140km/h winds,tornados,hailstorms,rain and now cold,-5C last night and hardly 6C daytime,I know it's not that cold for some of you but we are freezing especially since it was such a sudden drop one can hardly get used to it!
Hopefully won't last long and we should go up to the 4-12C range typical of this area and time of the year. |
| Gerri |
Posted - 06 Dec 2011 : 8:31:07 PM
Oh Tuscany is Beautiful........my father has family is northern Italy, I don't know any of them sadly or if they are even still alive but My O/H has been to Tuscany and loved it and I plan sometime to go to Italy on the family route, but we have friends in Italy and are always inviting us and so we will make a special effort to get there one day soon |
| Ennik |
Posted - 06 Dec 2011 : 09:20:44 AM
Now we all, extra, extra love you Pasch! Lovely, lovely Pasch .... Purr, purr, purr .....  |
| Meggie-Lu |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 9:37:37 PM
Oh Pasch booooooo to you! Living were it's sunny and such like. But im totally coming for a hoilday! Weather u like it or not. So mer! lol |
| Pasch |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 9:07:19 PM
 Now you make me feel guilty...wish I had a big house,mine (renting)is very small...only a single bed guestroom...but if any of you is planning a sun&sea holiday this summer,I'll be happy to show you around and even take you for a hack on local horses with traditional "butteri"tack! |
| Zan |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 6:55:48 PM
Pasch-- it looks wonderful where you live. I can't even imagine being outside and warm at the moment!! |
| sab2 |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 4:37:11 PM
Pasch i shall keep my fingers crossed for your lottery win, then we can all come visit you 
Arabesque yes i am sure we can make it bigger, should be fun with all these animals, send your OH up to help build , tell him to wear his thermals as its cold at ours  |
| arabesque |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 3:09:18 PM
Sab2, please include spaces for another 2 parrots, 3 dogs, 4 horses and 10 chickens, oh and 2 budgies, plus 2 humans! When are we leaving, and do you need any help with building the ark? If so I'll send OH over while I pack the menagerie . |
| Pasch |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 1:40:11 PM
 ok to make you feel better we have very strong wind today and grey skies(but still no rain)and temperatures down to 14/15C...Surely cold will come all at once but we hardly go below zero(at night,that is)for more than a couple of weeks a year...
One of my pet dreams is to own some land here and a lovely typical tuscan country house,and open a bed&breakfast,but the prices are so high I should win the lottery first!Wish me luck,then I'll have a big opening party and invite you all! |
| sab2 |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 1:05:53 PM
Pasch do you know how cruel it is to put them on here, i am sitting here trying to defrost, eating choccie pudding to help , vet been today and we have been doing teeth, and i forgot to put the hose away and lag the tap last night and its frozen solid i have chilblanes on my toes, ears and fingers, i am now off to start the ark , Meggie-lu you are more than welcome to join me on the trip, how many spaces for animals would you like building .
It looks lovely Pasch |
| basbob |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 09:57:33 AM
Pasch that's beautiful! |
| Ennik |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 09:40:07 AM
OK Pasch .... hate you even more now! |
| Pasch |
Posted - 05 Dec 2011 : 12:21:53 AM
Ennik,you did ask...
Better on wide screen
although I don't like the Palio of Siena,too dangerous for the horses..
and this is more or less where I live
Enjoy! |
| Meggie-Lu |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 9:10:01 PM
Book me a space on that arc! Thanks :-) |
| sab2 |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 8:31:53 PM
Pasch i am on my way hope you have room for 3dogs, 2 cats, i parrot, 5 chickens. 10 sheep, 2 turkeys ( pets ) 10 horses and a donkey and 2 lodger donk2, i shall start building the ark in the morning to get us to you |
| Pasch |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 8:29:53 PM
You must get a number first-there's a long list already..
Seriously,even by italian standards,this is not normal.... |
| MirandaToo |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 7:55:27 PM
I'm with Vik1 on this - would MUCH prefer some snow to the endless rain and gale force winds we're currently battered with in Cornwall - sure my ponio is starting to grow webbed feet!! Mind you we NEVER get snow (maybe 1 day a year ) so it would be a huge novelty..... and then I would imagine get REALLY tiring and annoying!!
On second thoughts Tuscany is starting to sound just fab right now..... fancy a house swap Pasch?? |
| Ennik |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 7:44:54 PM
You're right! Hate you Pasch! Actually we don't yet have it in Pembrokeshire but know it's on its way..... What's Tuscany like as a place to move to? |
| Meggie-Lu |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 7:05:35 PM
Im not to bad on the bike now, got a nice thick leather jacket, all weather boots and winter gloves. So im a very toasty Meg :-)
Love having a bike tho, Mouse trys to lick it! Werido.
I would like some snow at some point :-) |
| Vik1 |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 6:57:13 PM
Let it snow..let it snow..let it snow..sleigh bells ring are you listening.....
Yaas! snow!!! Anything but this rain and gale force winds! We had hail and sleet in the town but there was a smattering of snow up where the neds are. My boy was out snug as a bug in his new rug in it. Happy days today. Sorry guys but im rooting for the snow...mon the snow! |
| Pasch |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 6:39:10 PM
I know you will hate me,but here in Tuscany we are still having 20C and mosquitoes at dusk!I wonder we'll go to the beach for Xmas?Beautiful sunny days,too,but it's raining so little we are all worried for hay (we cut it in May-June)it will be scarce and expensive I'm afraid... |
| Paresh |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 6:27:30 PM
we have had a fair bit over the course of the day, it started at just after midnight, and is snowing just now. Have some photos of the boys in it, will upload to photobucket and post them. |
| sab2 |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 5:41:06 PM
Meggie-lu i used to ride a motorbike years ago, i remember riding to work one morning in the snow and i was so cold i got off it and left it at the side of the road, i walked the rest of the way to warm up and my bosses son went and got it on the tractor, i don,t envy you, but at the time it was all i had, stay safe and warm , they have also brought out far better clothing nowadays and also i would of loved the handwarmers they do now, my hands used to freeze to the handlebars. |
| Meggie-Lu |
Posted - 04 Dec 2011 : 5:32:22 PM
Me and Mouse are still waiting for the snow. Part of me really wants snow and part of me (the part that has a motorbike). But this cold weather has got Mouse bouncing all over the place, good and fun times! But no hacks to the beach :-( |
