The snow is back and I have been clearing the drive and the extension roof of the 5 to 7 cm of snow that fell on Friday night and the white-outs we have had since. Friday was particularly cold before the snow came.

I was in East Boldon though on Saturday night and there was no snow, nothing. That's only 10 miles away. I was at a pub The Grey Horse. A nice place although the beer wasn't up too much and it wasn't a cheap place ( almost 12 quid for a pint of Carlsberg, a coke and a glass of merlot).

In past days this time of year was a frantic rush around organising parties, visits from relations and present buying because this last week in February holds the birthdays of my son and daughter.Now they are all grown up. I no longer have any teenage kids as my daughter turned 20 on Friday. I feel quite sad about that.

I also feel sad, mind you, because Posh lost to Birmingham at home 2-0. Less than a week after thrashing Millwall away from home 5-1.  The games are running out and in this post Boyd world I doubt our ability to survive in this league. I am next down there on 5th March watching us (probably) lose to Charlton. My wife says I shouldn't go because I'm a jinx as I haven't seen them win since the League 1 Play Off Final almost two years ago. Neither had my son until last Tuesday at The Den, I tell her and anyway I don't believe in all this superstition nonsense.... touch wood.

Music wise I have been listening to Absolute Radio. This is sort of a guilty secret, cos this is not a cutting edge station. I don't like the adverts though so no doubt I will be returning to the 6Music fold shortly.

Out with the dog late last night after returning from The Grey Horse, two New Order tracks popped up on my Mp3 player, which is always set to shuffle unless I am listening to the latest  offering from some hot new young band ( ha!). The first one was Temptation the 7" version which is one of all time favourite songs and imediately transports me back to our flat on Lingbeck Crescent in early 80's Manchester. It's one of those records I remember buying, putting on the Record Player and being completely blown away by. Along with Blue Monday this record got me into electronic dance music in a big way. The next, which came on straight after, was Procession. I had almost completely forgotten this one. Its quite charming in its way but not a classic.

Procession