sunday ramblings

Good Afternoon a chilly chilly Far Sawrey....I printed off the waether from the lake district weatherline this morning and it said we are in for a stormy afternoon with a wind chill factor of Minus 17 Celsius at 900 feet!!!! Thank goodness we are only a couple of hundred feet above sea level as it is cold enough! The weatherline page is an excellent place to get an acurate weather prediction for the lake district, I have taken to copying it onto a chalk borad for customers to read and plan there day accordingly. Winter fell-top conditions are provided from Helvellyn by the National Park Authority Ranger Service, yes it is someones job to hike up there every day and do weather things! But thank goodness they do as the service and the information they provide is particularly useful if you're going walking or climbing up on the fells where the weather conditions can change rapidly.
http://www.lake-district.gov.uk/weatherline/home/index.php

It has been a suprisingly busy sunday morning considering the time of year, all of the bread and bath buns have been sold. We seem to sell newspapers first thing on a sunday and then nothing until last thing, guess thats with people out walking.

We have a poster in the window for the panto in Hawkshead, this year it is Aladdin. Apparently its a great night out with lots of laughs, it starts on Dec the 5th and the tickets are on sale from hawkshead post office.

We have decided to arrange all of the vegetables in the shop for the winter, the cold and rain really does not agree with them, the shop really is compact now!

Driving through Ambleside early this morning I saw that operation put up the christmas lights was in full swing, lots of men swinging from buildings in order to light up the town, I LOVE the lights in Ambleside at christmas, it really does look traditional...

Keep warm wishes :-)