Thursday 18th January 2024

Another snow day. Having said that, the council didn't tell us until 10 minutes before we had to leave for the school bus. Since 6 am I had been refreshing the Facebook page for information - not a peep or a tweet. As the boy had an exam scheduled there was nothing for it than to get up and get going. By the time we had cleared the path and dug the car out, it was quite an anti climax when the text came in. Parents from the rural areas were very unhappy about the timing…

It left us at a bit of a loose end for a while, so we sat and chatted and drank tea, before the boy went off to do some biology and I did my bible readings.

I baked the bread this morning. It turned out well, although I think it might be a bit over proved. The long overnight rise in the fridge is maybe a bit too long, so I'll have to tweak my timings.

Aside from that, I cant say I did much else, aside from the usual household tasks. I did a bit sanding on some chairs that I'm planning to paint, but in a very half hearted way. I was quite distracted with the boy being home as he wants to eat all the time, and he's quite entertaining too, so it was pretty much a snow day.

Dinner was a Thai chicken curry with rice then we had giant slices of bread with peanut butter and raspberry jam. It was good.

Sad news this morning about a friend who's husband died suddenly during the night. He hadn't kept good health, but it was still unexpected and shocking. Probably that was part of my distraction.

Rain to come in overnight, so I imagine the snow will get a fright. Next exam is Wednesday so it's slower mornings here for a while.