I unexpectedly have had a free day. The winter weather (that is in fact much better today with no active snowing) has put off the plans I had to visit a Rotary Club just outside of Bristol. Hopefully I'll get a chance to revisit the club in better weather. I was particularly looking forward to seeing the Gloucester Cathedral, the one used in the Harry Potter films as Hogwarts, and the tailor shop that was the inspiration for one of Beatrix Potter's stories. I'll just have to make plans to visit the village some time later in the spring.
My day instead included working a bit more on transcribing my great grandfather's journal (its not long I've just put it off as reading for class took over) and then a trip to the Central Bristol Library to do some research for another paper. Interestingly from the time I arrived at the library to the time that I left, the bells of the Bristol Cathedral were ringing. Over an hour of church bells pealing out an indistinct melody. I'm not sure if they do this every day or every Saturday, but it seemed quite unusual (and quite lovely) to me. Upon leaving the library I headed over to the Watershed theater for a matinee. I saw Doubt... a great, albeit at times disturbing movie. Anyway that was my day... sounds super exciting I'm sure. [smile] I had fun. Tomorrow may bring more snow, I'll let you know.
Just, Margaret
I'm sure you're getting tired of this, but once again I'm going to post a snow-related blog. I do promise that this one will be short and as of yet I don't have any new photos to share... because lets face it how many photos of snow can I take and how many can you look at.* [smile] But since this is the major news story around here these days I felt I should keep you all well-informed of the my reality. Let me preface this next statement by reminding you that it snows in Bristol just about as often as it snows in Georgia: Today I woke up to BBC Radio 4 spouting that in Bristol and in particular the community of Clifton had experienced "blizzard-like" conditions last night and that our world was again frosted with a lot of the white stuff. Then the radio cautioned that anyone who didn't have to get out during the day should not do so. So of course I moved to the window to see the damage and what I saw was definitely more snow than we've had all week, but also definitely the results of a blizzard. Still the advice to stay off the roads if possible is a pretty good one to follow as the rumors are partly true and fewer streets and roads today are being scattered with grit (salt and sand). So effectively I'm snowed in and won't be traveling to the Rotary weekend event I was scheduled to attend this evening. (We might still be able to go tomorrow.) I do have to say that I'm welcoming this extra free time to prepare for next weeks courses and get a head start on some research. I have seen a little snow falling already today and I think they expect some more. I'll keep you up to date. For now I'm going to keep warm while watching my African housemates have a snowball fight. 
to participate in the event. Even though you wouldn’t believe it as Bristol is so much further north than Georgia, I’m told that a snowy day in Bristol is just as rare as at home. Walking back from ca
