An ordinary day...at last!

This morning we woke at a more leisurely pace than yesterday when Jasper had woken with a nosebleed. Today, all was calm, all was quiet. I wondered if they'd actually gone out to play in the fresh snow that had arrived again during the night. But no, Jasper had his head in his new book, 'The Great Glass Elavator', the sequel to 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' as chosen in the Oxford bookshop in Ljubljana. Maya was also reading her new book, also from the bookshop in Ljubljana which is 'Pippi Longstocking', a book I've longed to re-read for some time!!! So I'm looking forward to the time when she finishes that and I can have a look at it. I've enjoyed 'The Famous Five' so far!!!

Today we are having one of those ordinary days that don't seem to happen very frequently any more! On a campsite, catching up with washing means finding a machine, getting the right money or buying a token, checking if it's a nice day, checking if the machine is free, and even checking if it's a decent machine! Living in a house means that a normal life is more possible, washing can be done whenever, and pegged on the line indoors in the basement if the weather is bad. Food shopping was a planned "5 day menu" affair, so we knew what we could keep fresh, and what we could squeeze in our little fridge. Now food shopping can be done daily if necessary as we can walk an easy mile or even drive Christian's car up to the town. And even baking can happen as well as the daily cooking of a meal or two! Today we have already done the washing, loaded and unloaded the dishwasher, and now Maya and I are about to bake some cheese scones ready for lunch. 

An ordinary day, in a lovely warm house, which has proved to be a lovely bit of respite from the out of season partially closed campsites and snowy cold weather of late. 

Clare