Blimey!

Blimey! Who'da thunkit! from a sunny but cold clear blue sky everything changed. The snow came pelting down, took a long time to decide to settle and then suddenly those great big flakes came and it all turned white. Mr Man brings water from the well, I'm stoking away inside - in the morning it was 4 degrees C in the bedroom when I woke up, so we'll get this chimney really warm this evening and sleep up in the loft where it was 15 degrees C at the same time this morning. A new loft ladder has opened up new vistas for me, since I was never quite able to shinny up the ladder and throw myself over the hurdles to get up there before. Now, I wouldn't say it's a doddle but it works and I have been able to stash my multitude of sins up there. This in turn has freed up the space just about everywhere else to great relief for both of us. Not only that but I've discovered the trick of placing the logs at the right angle in our small wood-burning stove so that when the time comes for the next log it is quite possible to get it in and not all blocked up. There is now a big pan of water permanently on the top and lo! we now have instant hot water. Not enough for a bath but at least one can wash one's hands and face and unmentionables.