Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

It's just as well that we had decided to close the hotel and restaurant for one week after the Christmas and New Year festivities were over. The snow fell...and fell.... Roads into Insch were blocked to such an extent that delivery vans could not get in with fresh supplies for local shops. There was no fresh bread, no milk, nothing coming through.

Having said that, it was very difficult for locals to shop anyway. Many couldn't leave their homes as their cars were blocked in under snow while others found it too dangerous and difficult underfoot to make their way to the shops. But community spirit came to the fore when local farmers and building contractors came out in force with their tractors and diggers to clear roads and pavements alike, help to dig out cars, clear the paths to folks' houses and so on. It was hugely appreciated by local residents who took to social media to compliment them.

Local schools were closed too, much to the pleasure of numerouss children who were out enjoying themselves, sledging, building snowmen and returning home with rosy red cheeks and freezing cold hands.

It's fair to say that January has been somewhat wild in Aberdeenshire and there's even more bad weather predicted for February. Still, it's lovely to sit inside The Station Hotel nice and cosy and watch the fun and games from a window.