SNOW

[mariana44]

THanks Marian---athough it is colder today---I am just off to Sainsburys--but would rather stay home !!

[Marian]

Get you shopping delivered by Sainsbury Marian. I wouldn't fault it since I've come to rely on them for the last few weeks.

[Lena & Harry Smith]

We generally shop at Sainsbury's or Asda, but just for convenience we visited a LIDL's near to my Sisters last week and compared to these Two named shops we were surprised at the reductions in many everyday essential food items, including home grown vegetables. Worth a look if you've got one near you.

[mariana44]

I have used Sainsburys on line shopping, which was invaluable whern George was ill--however, it is nice to get out, and my friend and I ahve lunch in town-so I just wrap up against the cold.

We have a Lidl, fairly close to Sainsburys, but I have never been in there-I have always been a Sainsbury shopper-since 1968 !
Although I notice in their price comparison, they only use Asda and Tesco.

[keithgood838]

THE TARDY TROUBLEMAKER
(February 2012)

Relieved that harsh winter did not intrude
on mild January's welcome presence,
we were beguiled by the lulling prelude
to Jack Frost's revisit with a vengence.

Now as freezing temperatures hold sway
and less tha pristine-pure vistas abound,
diurnal hours daily extend their stay
and spring's heralds poke their heads above ground.

Keith Good

[karl]

It's actually milder here today and I had the windows open!

I ring the changes with grocery shopping betweenh Morrisons, Sainsburys & Tesco. Morrisons meat is very good quality, Sainsburys close to my house is now huge afte3r an extension but in the same mall a new discount store opened a week ago and they are even cheaper than Poundland for some things.

Where I live I have a small Tesco, two Morrison's, Sainsburys, Waitrose, M&S all within a mile. and if I drive about 5 miles I can reach Asda and two larger Tesco's and 5 miles the other way is a huge Tesco. Edinburgh is absolutely full of supermarkets!!!!! Oh and Lidl is a few miles down the street with another branch in Leith, I agree their veg is very cheap but I rarely shop there for no special reason.

[mariana44]

Still a lot of snow around here-and still freezing !!!

[john]

Quite a bit milder here today, but with that awful drizzly rain...the type that wets you through.

[keithgood838]

Now that the snow is about to take its leave
of us, maybe it isn't so bad after all.
Here is a verse my grandson wrote when he
was five years of age:

WINTER'S NIGHT

Sleet falls,
grass is white,
I'm warm on
winter's night.
Catching snowflakes
on my tongue,
making a snowman -
my own one.

Conor Good

[Marian]

Well done to Conor.
It is nice to say goodbye to the snow.

[Marian]

WE HAVE SNOW!!

[mariana44]

What bad luck-I thought the snow was finished !! We have had heavy rain all morning, which had been forecast.

[karl]

We've just had a sort of rain & hail together.

[Lena & Harry Smith]

Yes, it's ppp...ouring down here

[Marian]

We had pouring rain at first, then the snow. Thankfully it didn't stick though!