Regular readers will know I do not like winter weather. I don't like winter, full stop. The months with 'er' on the end are not for me. And when you add snow to the mix!!!! As much of the UK seems to be covered in the white stuff at the moment, you can understand why I began the day this morning googling 'existential dread'. I can hear my mother's voice in my head - snow before Christmas means a hard winter. UGH!
Luckily my little corner of South Wales is currently white stuff free. Rain yes, but not snow. Long may it continue. Being right on the coast, snow is not so frequent here. It does happen - a few years ago we had several feet - but long standing neighbours said it was the first time in about 30 years that it had been that heavy. I didn't know this, when I bought my little house , but it is a big bonus. There seem to be several theories for this - warmer temperature because of proximity to the sea? Salt in the air? Who knows - I'm just happy about it.
Snow is a vital ingredient for Christmas books however - and a lot of them are hitting the shelves right now. When I accidently wrote a Christmas book a few years ago, I steeled myself and invented a freak storm that cut off hero and heroine in the Brecon Beacons/Bannau Brycheiniog. I'm not quite sure why snow is a necessary ingredient for festive reading - but it is, so there you go.
If you want to read the Christmas book it is still available on Amazon - and Kindle Unlimited.
What Happens at Christmas.
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| Original cover - still on paperback |
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| Revised cover - e-book |
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