Carnations

In the early hours MrM and I were both jolted awake by a very loud crashing sound outside. No obvious cause, but it took a while to drift off to sleep again. When we eventually got going this morning, MrM established that a slate had fallen from the roof and hit the window sill of the room where we're currently sleeping, before bouncing on to the flat roof below. Luckily, it missed the window!

It was a day of 'constructive pottering'. Cleaned and de-cluttered a kitchen cupboard, and sorted through a huge folder of old paperwork among other things. Very good to chat with Lucy this evening.

Finished off the last of this season's 'Christmas port' later on. We must be heading towards Spring...