Thoughts on snow

Although I'm a big fan of the general prettiness of snow, I'm also a little wary of the stuff. The last time it snowed in London, the pretty whiteness lasted a grand total of 8.3 seconds before everywhere was coated in horrible grey gritty slush. However, worse still, I managed to safely navigate my way home, taking very small, careful steps, only to slip on some ice on the stairs outside my house and fracture my coccyx (cue sister shrieking "Tell the truth - you broke your bum!"). Needless to say, calling in sick to work and having to explain the problem was pretty embarrassing and I still cringe when I think of the A&E examination. So yes please to snow - but only when either from a distance (a window seat in a warm bar) or on weekends when I can wear wellies and romp in the parks away from the slushy streets. So this year, despite the Met office claiming that we can expect more snow in London this week, I'm going to turn elsewhere for my snowflake fix. I absolutely adore Penhaligon's traditional English ranges anyway and was really excited to see that they're branching out (yet another Christmas pun - I'm on a roll!) into decorations. This Silver-plated snowflake (£15) is all the snow I'm looking for at the moment!