Okay it may snow on Christmas day. My biggest fear is that I'll doze off
sometime during the afternoon and will probably miss the great winter of the
last 10 years! That does say something very sad ..doesn't it?

You should worry. Due to my Mother in law's hip playing up the Christmas
plans have changed. Instead of her coming to snowy Essex we now have to go
to Bournemouth early on Boxing day and return Tuesday morning - just in time
for what fell on Boxing Day to melt! Plus what will you all do without my
"snow flake falls in Essex" posts.
The only flake I'm going to see will be Cadbury's, I fear.;-)

Happy Christmas to everyone,

Dave