I just had a little rest from being a slave to the computer. I was just a slave to everyone else. Actually, I exagerate. One of the things I did was go to rather a chic little hotel in London and ........ watched a private screening of a BBC production of the Gunpowder Plot!!!

Sometimes I feel guilty about typing this as it is a part of me that I don't share with the rest of my family.

College life is depressing at the moment. I might just have to give it all up.

The cafe is ticking over. Village life is humdrum. The weather is awful.

If anyone ever thinks about moving to the country and living an idyllic life then you MUST visit where you are going to live on a wet windy winters day. It is also good to imagine life without electricity as powercuts can be common.

Still its all worth it when the sun shines. Hey Ho!

Going back to 'no electricity'. Should we take these severe winter weather warnings seriously?

Do I need to learn a bit of bushcraft (or failing that) stock up from the local camping shop. Dehydrated roast dinner in a packet that can be cooked on a primus stove. I can just see my kids faces!!!