A few days at home

Over the weekend we drove up to Durham to visit Lorraine's family. It takes us about two hours to get there in the car but it's a nice journey up over the moors, past the ruins of Barnard Castle, and past Raby Castle with its deer park. (We didn't manage to stop to take pictures of the deer - I'll try and do that next time we go).

Now, everyone is out at work or school so I've got the house to myself to get some work done. It's not always easy working from home as there are so many other distractions - especially during school holidays - so it's nice to have the place to myself again. It will be my last full week at home for a little while as October is always a busy time for visiting schools and libraries.

Apart from catching up on all the washing, taking one of the cats (Midnight) to the vets, changing the beds and tidying the house from top to bottom I've got nothing else to do. I can't wait until our butler gets back from his holidays. (He's not really on his holidays of course... we locked him in the cellar for the summer to stop him running away - but sshhhh! don't tell anyone.)