Another wild wet and cold morning in West Cumbria, even the cat's asleep on our bed, perhaps showing a bit more sense than some people.

Visited town this morning to get some cat biscuits, it's bedlam despite the rain, shops full of festive shoppers buying lots of seasonal goods.

Dinner today is to be the meat from two ham shanks, the bones and trimmings will be slow cooked for several hours to make the stock necessary for the best lentil soup, good warming fare.

Thanks Cro, I didn't think anybody would notice.

Cumbria today continues windy and damp, but not actually raining. Yet.

The thermometer says one number but my body temperature seems to indicate a much lower one, probably the very cold wind-chill.

Looks like I managed.

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Just wondered if I could set up a blog, and if I can find something worth publishing.