First past the Post.

Been a boring weekend with all female members of the family ill. Mal's the only one who's any fun. It's been one of those days where you plan a couple of really practical tasks and end up doing sweet (ahem) all.

The last 2 weeks of teaching before the Christmas break are always more exhausting - everything's against you. Pupils (and older students!) are occupied thinking about Christmas, the weather is quite appalling, I'm really scraping the barrel for ideas and more and more time (and money) is taken simply trying to heat the house. Brr. The cottage is romantic from the outside in all seasons but in summer is stiflingly hot and in winter draughtily chilly. But it's our home, and I think we'll stick it out until I've fixed it up.