Had a lovely lunch of pate on toasted sourdough bread, an apple, a pear, half an avocado and two
Topped up all the wood and coal bins / buckets in the house, found the bag of lightweight cat litter I keep in the garage for the girls' show kit, got the fire going again, squeezed ointment into Madam Poppy's ear and then de-boned and jointed the second chicken that I bought on Saturday night. For the latter, I was ably supervised by Madam Poppy, who was most thorough with her quality control duties.
The girls will have chicken for their tea (I put aside one breast and the carcass trimmings for them) and I will marinate the rest in plain yoghurt and spices overnight. The carcass is already simmering away for stock.
It started snowing over lunch, and it's been alternating with rain and sleet. Nothing's stuck though, it's just too wet. But it isn't half raw outside. Brrrrrrrrrrr!
Am now sat by the fire with a

and a biskit.