Got up at 0715 this morning and did a little 2.5 mile run in the frost. It was dark and cold and the world (or our little part of it) was just coming to life. I passed 13yos already on his paper round but the rest of the family were still sleeping. Got back, showered and had breakfast then 13yos, 7yos and I left to pick 23yos up from the train station 17 miles north of us (our nearest) while Rick stayed in to study and 11yos had music lessons. It was still frosty, and stayed that way all day. I had a sewing day booked for the day with my friendly local textile artist but was 30 minutes late for that due to all the rushing around. 23yos enjoyed the day with the children doing various activities. This is what I made today - a Christmas tree advent calender for all the notes I write for the children.
Now have to finish writing the notes. Had a great day though - good company, good instruction and really good leek and potato soup for lunch!
23yos made tea and then we headed straight off to pick up his girlfriend from the next nearest railway station which is 50 miles east of us. Mad rush as we had to get back to a village near here to listen to 13yos with his brass band playing Christmas Carols at the "switching on of the lights". We missed the chilly outside part of it and when we got there they were serving soup and mince pies in the village hall and then we heard another small concert by the brass band. They are really good. Nice evening rounded off with a great session of auld lang syne, with B joined in as though she had been here all her life, which was nice. Feels like the Christmas season is almost on us!
Hasn't got above freezing today - how I love our wood burners!!!
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