‘A cold wind was blowing from the north, & it made the trees rustle like living things…’
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Winter is Coming
The seasons are changing so rapidly, and we are still awaiting the arrival of our windows.
We have a local man making them by hand, and they are of course made to measure. Double-glazed and tilting from the top, who would have thought I would be dreaming of windows…or rather the lack of windows.
As winter fast approaches and the leaves are falling, the fog rolling in, and the days getting crisp I realize just what we might be in for if we don’t get these windows put in.
That car outside our doorway was such a welcome sight, ‘the window man’ arrived to take final measurements and I think he thought us already gone a bit mad with the wildly enthusiastic greeting we gave him, I almost kissed him!
So now we wait….it’s day three of October.
In the evenings we have been watching ‘Game of Thrones’ and the line that resonates the most for me is ‘Winter is Coming’. Now Sam and I say it to each other like a chant, as if Winter brings a hidden menace.
It’s all very dramatic and medieval just like our lives here in the valley.
Each night when I go to bed I imagine I could easily be in one of those ancient looking rooms from Winterfell, the floors creak and the covers are thick heavy quilts given to us by friends.
The ancient beams overhead, the bed that could have been lifted right from the set of ‘Game of Thrones’ and the knowledge that we have no real idea of what is coming, adds to the adventure of it all.
I will warn you that this show is very violent, coarse and filled with lots of bare bums and boobs….but I totally love it.
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