Frosty.

Quite frosty this morning. Last night when I heard how cold it was going to be I got out of bed and went outside to put a towel over the Rav's windscreen to save Peter the task of getting the ice off in the morning. I was rewarded for this by another clear night sky filled with stars. As I gazed up at the stars there was the bonus of a shooting star flashing across the sky. Then an owl started to hoot in a nearby tree, and it was really loud. We often hear owls but not usually that loud.

Due to once being a stray our cat Speedy attacks all food as if he hasn't eaten for a week (yes he is regularly wormed).  I mean what cat eats a worm tablet simply because it is in a bowl with a few bits of dry cat food? Last night at cat feeding time he was nowhere to be seen. That was most unusual and after about an hour I began to have visions of him flattened on the road. But then he came home and to say that he was bulging was understating the case. He had either eaten a very large rabbit, several trout or had got into a bag of cat or dog food over at the stables.

Even in that rotund state he was begging for food. He licked out the end of a cottage cheese tub, getting it jammed on his face in the process and then wolfed down the tiny portion of dry food that I gave him. He had to spend the night in the conservatory/outside because no way was I going to face the consequences of all that food in the house.

On the way to work this lunchtime I finally came across the road men actually working. They were pouring out new asphalt down by Okewill Cross and had 2 big lorries parked in the road. Only by bending my wing mirror in and jamming the micra against the hedge could I get through -very slowly, past the sticking out back of the lorry. There were only a few inches to spare but I made it. They've dug out a large section right across the road by the Lewis' so tomorrow I'll go the other way in to work.

I had a great 'mud hut' afternoon with the children. At one point they all started singing the songs from the Christmas play. It was so lovely. They only have a week and a half to rehearse so it will be quite intensive if the performance is to be up to its usual standard. After work I went to the Co-Op and picked up lots of fruit and veg reduced by 75%. I also got some pizzas and smoked salmon reduced by 50%. The freezer is now jam packed again.