Solway Firth in early February and there had
been no snow by then, just very hard frosts.

I was working at Prestwick Airport that winter, commuting 30
miles by motorbike
from Largs. It was an almost snow-free winter in that part of
the country
though very frosty at times.

I was at school in St Andrews and we had snow cover for several
weeks during the winter term (January to March), relieving us of
the tedious chore of chasing some sort of ball round some patch
of grass every afternoon. We were allowed to go sledging
instead, which was much more enjoyable.

Anne