It is time to get rid of the white witch

C S Lewis wrote the famous children's book "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe" in 1950. Narnia was a frozen waste with winter but no spring (or Christmas). As the adventure progresses the cause of the everlasting winter is discovered to be the wicked witch (The Snow Queen). Once she is defeated, and Aslan returns, the winter ends.

After December 2010 I now know how the little Narnia folk felt as they keep looking for a sign of a thaw but can see nothing but continuing ice.

It seems to me significant that Lewis wrote the book with the winter of 1948 in recent living memory - probably the worst winter of the 20th century. The difference between 1948 and today is that people were more resilient, having lived through the hard years of war and rationing. It was colder and more prolonged than 2010. (Though we are not finished yet!)

I haven't seen green on my lawn for over a month and days with constant sub-zero temperatures are becoming rather tiresome. I love snow. But it has gone on long enough. Its time to end the reign of the white witch of the north! Aslan come!