Its snowing here in the Peak District today, and although it's causing a few difficulties on the roads, we know that by tomorrow it will be all OK (hopefully). We never seem to get snow like we used to; as a child I remember my father and mother battling to get the milk out to the lorry, sometimes for weeks at a time. Heaving heavy churns full of milk down the road and spending hours a day transporting water back from the local ford for the animals. My mother often tells how in 1947 she was unable to get home for over 5 weeks, and how in 1958 when my sister was born it took a whole gang of men to get the midwife to the isolated farm where she had decided to give birth whist visiting her mother!I'm glad we don't get snow like that any more, it must have been really hard, but it can be great fun if you are not trying to work in it. So get out that sledge and have some fun while the snow lasts!! You can also burn off those extra Christmas calories at the same time - visit us here in the Peak District - browse through our website there are some excellent January offers for our wonderful cosy farmhouse accommodation.
Happy New Year !
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