Staying upright

It keeps snowing. And when it isn't snowing the temperature drops to incredible sub zero temperatures. I had a dilemma. How to walk the dogs and stay on my two feet. An all time low came when Hamish decided to sniff another dog's bottom several yards away and I just slid along behind unable to get a grip.

I got good advice from a resident of even more Arctic conditions than these. "Get some snow grippers for your boots!" Grand.

The said grippers arrived yesterday. Out in the snow with the dogs and I have a fantastic grip of Scotland. Hamish sees a friendly dog and lunges forward, inviting him to play. I keep my grip on the ground ... and tip forward into a snowdrift.

Marvellous.