It’s even snowing in Devon! The children have never seen the front garden covered in more than just a sprinkling and this morning they woke up to a full inch of the stuff! I sent them out early to throw snowballs but they were absolutely gutted to discover that their school wasn’t on the list of school closures. After a huge row, school uniforms went on and off they went. Oh well. Last night, it was also with disappointment that I used up the very last of our Nicola potatoes. They were dug up in July and have stored brilliantly in the potato sacks I got from the local chip shop. No sign of green and they’ve kept their firm texture. I shall definitely grow them again this year. I cut them into long quarters and roasted them for about 40 minutes with sprigs of rosemary, garlic and olive oil. Meanwhile I baked a whole camembert for the last 25 minutes with a little garlic and a drizzle of white wine. We dipped the potato wedges and some celery into the runny cheese well accompanied by a good glass of red (I’m supposedly on a January detox but the cheese demanded it). It was a good send-off. 

I’ve just received an email from the school and due to the severe weather conditions the school is closing at 1pm. Oh well.