As working from home today got up late. Very disappointed but not surprised to see that little snow fell during the night. Trouble with getting out of bed is that even with the heating on it is very cold. We could start a new business icicles r us.

Rubbish collections have suspended due to ice and snow little as there is!!

Am looking forward to cooking tandoori trout tomorrow. Just need a few ingredients. Lucky these are not milk, bread or salt as these cannot be purchased without donating limbs in return.

Nothing more to report, especially as nothing has really happened.

Decided to close office at midday today as there was a reasonable amount of snow and lots more forecast. Told the team that I would do the work for the rest of the week and they could stay home 'on standby'.

Sarah confirmed that people were panic buying milk, bread and salt. With normal salt gone there were even people thinking about buying Andrew's salts to grit their paths...  Hmmmm.

Evening came and as usual all the forecasts were completely wrong. Hardly any snow....  If I did my job as badly as the weather forecasters then I would be out of a job. Maybe aliens are to blame.

Ringing was cancelled tonight so noone was going down the pub. Stayed at home and drank Boddingtons (not through choice. Just needed some room in the bar).

Found a beer making course which is only held twice a year. Still spaces on the March one. Unfortunately at our busiest part of the month just before tax year end... Must do it though. Also will be brewing at York Brewery. Drooling already!!! Liz is very jealous as I will be in York, one of her favourite places.

There are 0.46 open breweries per 100km2 in Essex. Still room for more.

Today's highlight was emailing potential Brewing trainers with a view to formally learning about Microbrewing. Hope to go on course in the next month or two.

Profit and Loss forecast done, brewery name, marketing strategy etc. all underway or decided. Various potential financiers have been approached and expressed interest.

Just need the right premises to come along at the right price.

Haddock and Chips at The Cock at Henham at lunchtime http://www.cockinnhenham.co.uk. Highly recommend this pub for atmosphere, staff, food and drink. And they have open fires to keep you warm in the cold weather. Now a freehouse which currently has Speckled Hen and always a brew from the Saffron Brewery http://www.saffronbrewery.co.uk which is situated just across the road. Also highly recommended.

Well what a welcome the office gave us this morning. It was freezing. I felt so guilty as the girls sat there working away in coats and gloves. It took a good couple of hours to get the office warm and by mid-afternoon it was like a sauna.

We have started a milk mountain today as both Chris and I remembered that we would need more. With the office temperature as it is I dont think that we will need to put it in the fridge.

I was astonished to find on the way home tonight that some of the backroads around here still have ice and snow om them. I found this out by practically pirouetting in the car very graciously on the road between Thaxted and Great Sampford.

Liz made a lovely Chilli as she does but she has been making the mistake of linking her fingers after chopping the chillis with bare hands. Or that's her excuse for making and eating rice pudding anyway.

Snow forecast again. What is happening to this global warming. I could do with some until we can afford double glazing. On the subject of global warming, do all those people who insist on turning off all their equipment rather than leaving it on standby not have christmas lights on at christmas?

Anyway end of the day again so signing off.

Both Liz and I got letters in local papers this week. Mine about Sudbury Town Council's Bingo Lunacy (see separate post) and Liz's about Townrow's impending closure.

This afternoon and evening taken up mainly with work. Parallel runs for a new client and artwork for a business card. Will have to go in early to get the urgent extras done.

More Darling Buds of May this evening. Do they change the content every time they show it? I can remember the episodes but half of what goes on is not remembered by me at all.

Sitting Room seems warm even without having a fire tonight but still wondering why the Diet Coke having been in this room for 24 hours was still colder than when it is taken out of the fridge. Is there a cold spot in the room?

Quiet day so no more to divulge.

Well I could get used to this. Another relaxing day at home. Last one for quite a while I reckon.

Doing as a lot of people do and eating leftovers in the order of 'use by' dates. Roast Market value chicken with pasta salad for lunch and tortilla chips and dips for tea. Hmmmm!!! However still felt hungry afterwards. Curious how sitting and relaxing takes so many calories.

Nothing on TV today at all which is rather good and the evening was spent watching the first three episodes of Darling Buds of May which Liz got for christmas.

The wife went out and had her hair restyled today. She used the website www.instyle.co.uk to see how she would look with other people's hair. Apparently she now looks like Eva Longoria-Parker whoever she is (Liz doesn't know either)! What a couple of old fogies we are.

It constantly amazes me how people can actually accidentally burn their houses down considering how difficult starting a fire in a fireplace can be! Currently burning all our waste cardboard and junk mail received at work. It is also amazing how some paper refuses to burn properly. This must frustrate any apprentice arsonist.

Roll on tomorrow!

Well I wonder how many days this will last.

Today was a relaxing day As our friends Shaun, Annie and Lucky were here celebrating with us till about 2am we did not get up till nearly midday! First time in years. Best new Year's Eve celebration in ages, No question.

Christmas decorations taken down and more room than before they went up apparent in the sitting room. Wonder how that works. To try and conquer the frustration of assembling the artificial tree next year, a cunning plan of stashing the branches was invoked. Hope we can remember the formula next year when putting it up again.

Best TV of the day was the last David Tennant episode of Dr Who followed by The Railway Children with Jenny Agutter as the mother although I still prefer the original.

Now eating leftovers of previous celebrations including Pasta Salads and Cheese galore.

Not much more to report apart from getting very late and still not tired!