Another cold one today, and worse to come apparently. So I cut up a bit more wood to keep me going through till the next patch of sunshine is due, and settled into some serious cooking. Chicken stock, semi-dried tomatoes, pasta sauce, you name it, it was all cooked today. My only letdown was in the sweets department as I had run out of milk and the 3 litre container in the freezer has yet to thaw. So cakes may need to wait for another day.

More washing done, ironing finished (for now) and put away, and the kitchen fairly cleared for action when the next inspiration strikes. So tonight I will just settled back with Due North (Jill Ker Conway) and see where it takes me.