Monday 30th January 2012.

 Early start  and the kids were excited to see we had an inch of snow,it didn't settle on most of the ground due to the rain earlier.Ben is still unwell but was eager to go to school as he has a trip to Shaftesbury school to use the climbing wall and other big boys equipment.Sarah checked the website and it said the school was shut but a phone call was made and it turned out the school was open,in fact it turned out there was no snow anywhere in mere.

 Had small flurries till 12 noon,but by then it was too warm to settle.Picked the boys up with Sarah,i look forward to the social side of picking them up,a chance for a chat,don't get that much here as we are so isolated,you can go a month here without speaking to a soul!
 Once the kids were home we cooked tea,bubble and squeak with cold meats,its a tasty way of making use of yesterdays scraps,the trick with bubble and squeak is to burn the bottom and add a couple of chicken oxo's into the mix.
  quiet evening once the boys were off to bed,not before a game of chess with jack and Robin.