I did mention to Hilda, the friend staying with me over Christmas, that the thermal linings of the curtains in the spare bedroom were also blackout ones, However she hadn't appreciated the significance of this.
After seeing in the New Year we'd agreed that we'd get up about 8.30. I was up a few minutes after that, had my shower and hairwash, did the washing up, made an apple crumble (using the spiced apples another friend had made for my Christmas oresent) so it was ready for the oven, brought in some logs from the log pile, and she still hadn't appeared.
I called her - her room was so dark she hadn't realised the time (nearly 10 am)!
We did get our walk, around Hollow Ponds on the edge of Epping Forest, before home for leek, onions and mushrooms on toast and the apple crumble.
By the time she left for the bus just after 2 pm it had started to rain and by mid afternoon was raining heavily.
I'm now trying to get the wood burning stove to light. It seems to be taking my 3 goes most evenings this year!
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