Surprised by Gertrude

When I went off to bed at midnight last night, tired but happy, I hadn't seen any weather forecasts. So I was surprised to be woken at about six in the morning by wind and rain battering against the windows really hard. Storm Gertrude had arrived! That wasn't the only thing that disturbed my sleep; at some point during the night I was half woken by hissing and yowling and two furry creatures fighting all around the bedroom. When I got up there were clumps of fur all over the carpet.

Anyway, in the morning it was very stormy and according to the radio all the bridges and ferries in Scotland were closed and cancelled. Luckily I needed neither for my drive to work! There were quite a few branches on the road which had been blown off trees and the car was buffeted about by big gusts of wind, but I arrived safely. 

And now it's Friday evening! James is home after a bumpy plane ride from Birmingham, we have had a tasty curry, we have watched a film (Everest, about the ill-fated 1996 expeditions) and we are now headed for bed. Outside the storm continues, but we are warm and cosy.