Storm Éowyn

Sophie was working from home today as she had a GP appointment mid-morning and although she said she was going to go to the gym, she put it off. We have storm Éowyn raging over the UK at the moment and we have a yellow weather warning in place for Northamptonshire. Sophie said the wind was bad in the night making the whole house shake so I was a little relieved she didn't go to the gym in the end!

When I left, the weather wasn't bad and certainly not as windy as I expected. I was answering the phone today, from 10am until 1pm but the three hours passed more pleasantly than I had expected and I took calls from a couple of lovely customers! It's great when people appreciate our help and it makes me feel like I'm actually doing something!

Shirley came in at 1pm to take over and I managed to get all the swim camps on except for two, as I just need to check something with our swim co-ordinator. The annoying thing was that she was in the office earlier in the day and I could have spoken to her then, rather than having to email!

At 4pm I sped home and relaxed and it was great to have Sophie already home. Keith was going to the pub tonight, and we decided to watch a film based on Douglas Kennedy's book, The Big Picture. We started our wine night with a light Rosé from Provence and then moved on to a Burgundy white. Dinner was very simple - baked potatoes, coronation chicken and salad.

The film was great, apart from the last twenty minutes when it was a bit silly, but it was very loosely based on the novel, which is my favourite book. At least we got to see a cameo appearance from Douglas Kennedy!