The polar blast has finally arrived, as promised, with freezing temperatures and snow. I was fortunate enough to have the afternoon off for my daughters birthday, but Anne said it was snowing all afternoon, and she was playing with the pups in the snow. They surely, must be, by now, pupsicles, the poor things.
One young labrador, Pepe, who was in for Day Care, has now found himself staying the night. The whole indignity, of not being in your own bed at night. 
The Rimutaka Hill Road is closed.
However, a better forecast for Wednesday, when we, hopfully, will all be thawed out.