Snow stops everything

Well since I last wrote the snow arrived and the Rainhall Concert had to be cancelled. I managed to take Copernicus out to the local pub at the weekend to put it through its paces. Dave woke up at 3 am the other morning so decided to email a few venues - whether they were impressed by the timing or just by Dave's words we don't know but it did the trick and we have a few more venues booked for later in the year. The snow appeared normal at first, we normally get a lot of it and have a car that will convert to 4-wheel drive if we need it, but this time we were caught out. We set off to take Dave's son Jack back to his Mum's house and set off up the drive at twilight. About half way up we noticed this white wall and could just see the top 2' of the streetlight stuck out the top. It never occurred to us until we got close that it was snow - we thought a white wagon had parked across the top of the drive. The drift was the size of a bungalow. We reversed back down the drive, which was already over a foot deep in places and Dave went for the tractor. He tried to smash his way through the side but it stopped the tractor in its tracks. Plan 'B' was to go up through the field and smash through the tiny snowdrift across the gate to the road (only about 4' high and 3' wide). It took two attempts and an hour later we set off up the field. We still had to run at it so I stood in the road incase someone was coming. We still have 2' drifts and the huge drift at the top which had to be dug out with the JCB is now about 3' high. Dave is busy writing his new book - I am very lucky to get fantastic bedtime stories! I cannot wait until it is finished - well actually I just want the story to go on forever but then that would be the next book ... already in the planning ... and just wait until you hear the music from ancient Persia. More soon ...