How do I know its winter-time?

[smallblueplanet]

...because I've just put live (eurosport) ski-jumping on the tele!!!

Did you know its snowing in Kuusamo, Finland? There's something about watching downhill ski-ing or ski-jumpind that assures me it is indeed winter!

What convinces you?

[piskieinboots]

when my vodka freezes over

[nkp1962]

Leavign the house in the dark & getting home in the dark

[jacob marley]

When it is thursday we allways have stew for dinner jacob marley

[sallym]

It's BL@@DY FREEZING!!!

[nelliegemini]

22 days to shortest day, then we can all start saying, 'the days are drawing out'.

[MaureenHall]

because it's 'kin freezing! I've got 4 layers of clothes on, look like a bag-lady when I go out, watch the telly with a blanket wrapped round me and go to bed wearing a cardi!!

[Seahorse]

Surely ski-ing is only real if commentated on by David Vine and with the 'Ski Sunday' theme?

For me, 'winter' is when your nose gets cold, no matter how well the rest of you is wrapped up!

[Snadger]

Winter is.......a six inch layer of snow making my plot as tidy as anybodies!

[HeyWayne]

I've been wearing socks around the house.

[bobleponge]

I am assured winter has arrived when I arrive home from 40 degree Africa to my stone longere that hasnt had heat in it for a month. Clucking bell its chilly.

[lynda66]

when i have to wear 2 pairs of socks to bed, the jammies come out, i wear my dressing gown to bed, and i have 2 duvets on and i still wake up cold, with a cat on each side and a dog under the duvet ... wake up in the morning and have to get dressed in bed ... better get the leccy blanket out i guess....... i hate winter ....... why does it have to be so flipping cold

[Glutton4...]

Winter = Robins!

Whichever customer's garden I'm in, there's one lurking to see what I'll turn up...

...there's one on the stable doorstep when I'm mucking out...

...there's one on the fence when I'm digging my veg beds...

...and there's one nicking the corn that the chooks haven't found in the long grass...

(There were two fighting at the stables the other day - what a commotion from something so small!)

I know they're vicious little blighters, but they're so cute

[HayleyB]

We've got Robins sleeping in the stables too, they fight like mad. I know it's winter when I don't want to get out of bed in the morning - it's been winter all year then

[Glutton4...]

Aaah yes - I'm with you on that one, Hayley.