27th December. Cold Comfort Here.

Arrived back here with the heating off for almost a week, took me right back to the days of going to bed with cold feet.

Back then, when Isabelle first arrived here, we used to sit there in the kitchen with coats on and Isabelle would wear a scarf and gloves, and you could see your breath. A tank of central heating oil lasted three years. Needless to say by the second year an ultimatum was delivered, and a 50:50 compromise worked out; heating on during the day but off at night.