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If the weather predictions are correct, this is the only day with a bit of sunshine this week. Those little spots on the road are , our .

Looks like I'll have to carry the chainsaw in the car on my way to work.

Christmas is coming. Strong language. 

Christmas is coming, so in order to maximize profits, trees are wrapped tightly in fucking plastic to fit more in transport.

It's that time of the year when we realize that our black and white is not black and white.

Snow is celebrating its victory by building triumphal arches over the only road that links us to the world. We'll see how long they'll last.

We didn't expect that today, we thought we'd be stuck for at least two more days. Last night those brave guys worked till midnight to clear roads to houses where children live, so that they could go to school today. One of those rare cases when I'm not mad breathing in diesel exhaust.

The sun fought a good battle but was defeated by the clouds over our neighbour's house.

This is our only road to civilization. Luckily we bought a chainsaw a few months ago – after more than five years of living here :) Hopefully we'll find a real snowplow to clear that road, otherwise we're stuck here until the spring :)

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The only snowplow we have is Moro – she's a brave little dog, but that's too much snow for her.

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We are asking our , , not do anything dangerous today. There's no way we could drive them to the vet.

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As predicted yesterday, some branches went down under the weight of the snow.

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Heavy snow can break branches, and we want to keep those trees, as they shield us from the road. It's good to have a supply of 6 m (20 ft) aluminium masts which we normally use for our installations – they're great for removing some of that snow. The dogs have no idea what's going on, but enjoy it.

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Half of our driveway is clear. The other half is not. Spot the brown dog, Vuko

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The weird wolves of – our pack of , warily exploring the strange new environment that fell on them during the night.

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