Well believe it or not that’s exactly what we were told on our first visit to the vets when we moved to Lymington. Initially it was pretty much right, but with five snowfalls in the last four years, it has latterly turned out to be a tad inaccurate to put it mildly.  

So snow came and went and came and has now comprehensively gone again. With the New Year shortly upon us we are in enjoying a balmy six degrees Celsius. Virtually tropical. However whilst it was around, the denizens of Lymington made the very best of it at Buckland Rings. Fortunately without the need of an ambulance and fire engine to allow access to the injured as happened at the beginning of the year.  

Sledging At Buckland Rings

You probably can’t see too clearly the two figures on the left carrying a large piece of plastic, provenance unknown. Unfortunately I don’t have any shots of them coming down again with a significant number of their friends on-board, but you’ll have to take my word that it was quite a sight to see and more importantly not be in the way of!  There was a most enjoyable carnival atmosphere about the place with people just enjoying themselves and no-one being objectionable. Not so sure the various Estate Agents represented by their for sale signs being pressed into service would necessarily concur, since that appeared to be the sled of choice for many! En route I came across this candidate for not entirely useful notice of the year award….  

Keep Off The Grass

On an entirely different note, an appropriate phrase if ever there was, I get contacted from time to time to mention things going on in Lymington. In this case it was to do with a folk and acoustic music club meeting at the ‘Thomas Tripp’ every first and third Wednesday of the month. I’ll be honest, I was told about this quite some time ago, so I hope it’s still relevant! Anyway, entry is free and open to anyone who plays acoustically or sings or likes listening to real music. As it happens that description fits me quite well, so maybe I’ll just wander along one evening and see what it’s like. All in the spirit of public information of course. In the nick of time I was contacted by what turns out to be the Lymington Folk Club and apparently all sorts of info is available from their website at Lymington Folk Club.  

And speaking of public information, I feel obligated to mention the most excellent customer service recently rendered by Tribal Gatherings, oriental rug specialists in Lyndhurst. If you’re in the market for a bit of oriental ruggery, it’s a pretty good place to start! And no, they aren’t paying me to say this, they were just very helpful. In case of interest, their website is HERE.  

Hope your Christmas was good and your New Year will be considerably better than we are being told to expect!