Friday 12th January 2024

It was a weird morning. Very dark and there was a muffled quality about the air - as if there had been a snowfall, or a thick fog. Everything so muted and still. It was nice. When I came back from the school bus run, I had to pull into a passing place to let someone pass and I noticed my wee house shining out in the gloom. That was nice too.

Very busy day at one of the community projects I am involved with. A visit from the architects, who have designed the refurbishment, but were here to go through a “value engineering” exercise with the trustees. It was interesting and I needed to concentrate hard, but we got through it.

I didn't get home until 5, by which time the boy had cooked his own dinner, so I had leftovers of leftovers. It was much better tonight that last night.

It's taken me a few hours to settle down, after being on all day. I've done a bit of knitting and watched the snooker, and am heading to bed soon.

It would have been John's birthday today. These anniversaries are always a bit sad, but I posted a nice picture of him on instagram and everyone was so kind about it.