one of the things I miss living where I now do is – snow
I loved winters in Scotland and Canada for the weeks of deep, deep snow. Here in Brum, we’re lucky to get a few centimeters for a day or two before it melts away so the news this morning that Scotland was expecting 40 days of snow got me reminiscing about past winters in Scotland and wishing I was back home again
Coincidentally, a friend today emailed me a link to this . .
short piece of film in the National Archive of the BFI (British Film Industry). Shot in 1963, it contrasts the hardship of rail workers trying to clear the line after a heavy winter’s snowfall in the Scottish Highlands with the luxury and comfort experienced by passengers on the train
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