Monday: snow, spotty boots and the threat of ice

Yes, it's Monday - well it's afternoon technically now rather than morning but you get the picture.  Overnight we had some snowfall - it's now melted but apparently more is on the way.  My personal bugbear is ice - I'm terrified of falling over because my mother-in-law has been incapacitated since she tumbled over last August and as a result, has a full-time carer.

I wore my spotty wellington boots - purchased from Next a few years ago, but I'm disappointed that that retailer is reducing the amount of footwear it sells in a size 9/43, which is a complete pain in the arse.  The spots on the boots are a bit yellowy now because they were stored in my porch and were affected by the sunlight which seems to have penetrated the upper layer.  I have to struggle a little trying to get them off as my calves are fairly muscular.  I do recall my grandfather making a wooden implement for removing wellingtons - it had an inverted V shape to grip the heel and gain enough purchase to pull one's foot out.

I rather like the Hunter ones which are for sale, but they're really pricey.  Sometimes I see people walking around London wearing wellington type rubber boots even when it hasn't been raining - life's strange at times!