Conference in the snow

Originally uploaded by nilexuk.

Well, this is a weather condition I haven’t encountered at conference before.

Driving into Harrogate, the snow was just beginning. When I left my hotel to register it was falling heavily but barely settling. By the time I left the conference centre to return to the hotel, the pavements were covered and cars were starting to slip around. The crocuses I’d noticed before were completely covered. Some 2 or 3 inches of snow. I’m glad we arrived when we did.

I’m staying in a rather nice hotel — I thought I’d treat myself this time. So, I have a room the size of my house in The Kimberley. The tea tray has a bottle of wine on it. The bed is bigger than my car. I have my own fax machine and there’s an ethernet cable on the desk. The ceiling is 12 feet high, and it’s very warm indeed. Not to be sniffed at in this weather!