It's cold again

Not the boiler as such this time. We can't turn it on though, because Thames Water in its wisdom has chosen the weekend to do water mains repairs in the roads nearby. Yesterday was the turn of the next street away, which meant that OUR water was going to be turned off (why?). Today its the turn of our own street. The letter put through our door stated "your water will be turned off between 8.30 am and 6 pm" - so no water for most of a whole weekend. In the event, I was out all day yesterday and Bex was ill, so spent the day wrapped in a blanket anyway, but today I am at home and IT IS COLD! It also means we can't wash (ourselves or the dishes or our laundry), and we won't be able to cook vegetables unless the water comes back on early enough. So far this year we have had about two properly "civilised" weeks. I'm beginning to take it personally.


I have started teaching again, so am busy, busy, busy - but am still finding time to knit. This is the most expensive baby jacket I have ever made (it's cashmere), and I probably won't make anything like it again, but Tori's baby deserves at least one classy matinee coat.