Snow on the way

Dear Ella,

According to every forecast we are in for a big dump of snow over night and all the fun/inconvenience that brings.

Will we wake up to the gentle and strange quietness that a big snowfall brings?

I remember you loving it when you were little - snowmen building in the garden before breakfast, sledging on bin bags out at the Pump House and generally just running around with gay abandon - like most young children.

As you grew up (and your legs got longer) - you became more wary and not so enthusiastic - bambiesque on slippery patches at the best of times - you were brilliant at many things, but balance was not one of them.

I know that last winter we were truly grateful there was virtually no snow disruption - anything that would have stopped hospital runs, exits or treatment schedules would have been so frustrating and disappointing.  Equally trying to move around with your arm in a sling and goodness knows what else - would have been nigh on impossible.

So no snow last winter was good for us - and tomorrow (assuming it comes) - it will provide endless hours of fun and beauty for many, but I will stop and think of all those people for whom the snow will be incredibly frustrating and even scary.

Lots of love
Mum
xx