Porridge by Candlelight

Woken in the night by the most horrendous noise of the thunder and the lightning flashes filling the bedroom! A very wild night! In the morning there was no electricity but luckily S&D have a gas hob, so I set to and made the porridge by candlelight!

I got the sitting room fire lit, and D was soon settled by next to it, complete with mitts and hat and his tartan travelling blanket. He really feels the cold, and has to be well wrapped to keep warm. Before long though the wood burner had done its job and it was lovely and cosy in there, ready for a steady stream of health professionals and well wishers.

Out in the park there was devastation. Not that many trees down, but lots of boughs and branches broken off and scattered about, littering the drive to the road. It was like a slalom course, getting to the road! Luckily there was no other damage, and by mid afternoon the electricity was back on and life returned to what we laughingly refer to as "normal"!