It was gone seven before I emerged from under the duvet. It had been a cold night, and the temperature was still -4 °C according to the Alexa Hub. I took Di a tea and suggested she stay in bed and make the most of the last quiet morning we will have for a while. I returned to my coffee and the overnight news.
Once Di had come down and we had eaten breakfast, I headed for the study and returned to the process of editing last year's blog entries for the annual journal. Over the next couple of hours, I worked through from the start of April until the day we went away on the river cruise. That seemed like a good point to stop for a while.
I put on my walking shoes, my hat, and my jacket and set off for my walk. Over the next 75 minutes, I finished my audiobook and started another - the second in the same series. It was a gorgeous day for walking. The sky was crystal clear, and the only blemishes were distant contrails from planes heading off to exotic places. The temperature was still sub-zero, but I was dressed for it, and it was no hardship.
Di was busy in her sewing room when I returned. I took her a tea and made a spot of lunch before returning to the editing of the journal. I really enjoyed going through the write-ups for the river cruise last Spring. It was nice to relive what we did and what we saw; it had been such a lovely trip (and makes me look forward to this year's trip along the Moselle). When I had finished the next tranche of editing, I settled in the lounge with my Kindle and read a few more chapters of my latest book.
At four o'clock, I headed for the kitchen and started on dinner. Tonight we had lamb shanks with roasted potatoes, parsnips and carrots, with some green beans. It looks like we will be having another cold night tonight as the skies are so clear and there is no wind.
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