Arctic weather bomb! I *love* the sound of that, even more exciting than last years polar vortex.
The wind came in around 3am – I was aware of it and only slept fitfully from then. Up for work this morning and it was oranges (full on oil skin waterproofs) down to the village to do post office. As predicted with the exception of a couple of people using the banking side of the post office to take cash out it was very quiet. Bad Neil came in for a cup of tea, Fliss came in for a cup of tea and Norman came in for his four beers (yes, really four tins of beer between 10am and midday – ah Rum!). Â There was due to be a nativity rehearsal this evening but I had already sent our excuses if the predicted weather came in.
I got home and Ady had made the bread dough into loaves so lunch was ready. The kids were watching Simpsons on dvd so Ady and I chatted over lunch and then as it was not too dreadful outside we went out to secure the salamis in the polytunnel with some better string and hanging arrangements, chop a bit more wood and feed the animals. It was borderline wild out there but still good to be outside. Pretty cold though, part of me is not desperate for the winkle sacks to arrive 😉
Back indoors before dark and we finally watched last weeks Apprentice. I did some work on the Rumble newsletter while Ady cooked dinner (our) sausages and chips. We watched some HIMYM and then tonights festive film was Elf. It is gusts of wind just now, so nothing at all and then you hear it rolling towards the caravan and then smacking into the side. The clock is down, we’ve done as much prep as we can so all that remains is waiting it out and hoping nothing dreadful happens. Weather bomb…. see you on the other side!