It was the first day of the new term for Ellie. Fortunately, Zoe didn't start work until 9:00, so I didn't have to get up to greet Ellie. I had a gentle start with a good coffee and a wander through the overnight news. It had been a very cold night. The roads and paths were thick with frost, and the temperature was hovering around-2 °C. I donned an extra layer before setting out to join the walk to school. We arrived before the classroom doors had opened, and whilst the kids weren't boisterous, it was clear that they were almost as pleased to be back at school as their parents were to see them off.
I set off on my morning walk. I deviated from the usual route. Not by much, but enough to add another 500m to the walk. My audiobook, "See No Evil" by Sally Rigby, is shaping up nicely.
The lake was completely frozen over as I walked past. I was out for about an hour before returning for breakfast.
There was some admin to clear before I got cracking on anything else. With that dealt with, I set about the task of removing the Christmas lights from the front of the house and then taking down the ribbons that displayed all of the cards we had received.
After lunch, I returned to the editing of last year's blog for the journal. Over several episodes during the afternoon, I managed to finish through to the end of last May. One interruption was when I went to collect Ellie from school (it was much too cold and slippery for Di to venture out). Ellie wasn't with us for long. Zoe had managed to get away just after 15:00, so she collected Ellie within a few minutes of us getting back.
The rest of the afternoon has been quiet. Dinner is now finished, and we are winding down for the evening.
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