Anna woke up again at 530am feeling cold and no one really got back to sleep again afterwards. We all stayed in bed until 830am and then I got up and made us coffee before heading into town to the launderette. I was the only there this morning and by the time I got home the sun was out and there was a hot wind. Nick helped hang out the washing and it was almost dry by the time we'd finished. We got the kids ready to begin school but then started chatting to...

We all had another great night's sleep despite it being very cold again this morning. Nick got up and lit a fire and we all had breakfast sitting around it. By the time we had finished the sun had warmed up and we could let the fire go out. We spent the morning doing schoolwork and it flowed beautifully so the early night last night was worth it. After lunch we walked into town and bought an ice cream then walked up to the skate park. The kids have become ...

Anna got scared in the middle of the night and climbed into bed with us around 430am. It was much colder last night and I think the cold woke her up. None of us wanted to get up in the morning as it hurt to stand on the lino floor! Nick got a fire going and we all sat around it until it was late enough to start the generator for a coffee. The kids collected firewood after breakfast and then we spent the morning doing schoolwork. It didn't go well today, es...

Another great night's sleep but it did seem a bit colder this morning and we were woken by the neighbours discussing the need for beanies! We stayed in bed as long as possible and only got up when it was safe to start the generator for a coffee. After breakfast the kids did a great job of collecting firewood while we cleaned up and then we spent the morning doing schoolwork. We have got into a great pattern of relaxing for a few hours after lunch with a book...

We all had a lovely sleep in until 830am - it must be the peace and quiet here! Another beautiful day with blue skies so I decided to scoot straight into town and join the queue for the launderette. There are only three washing machines in town and the town had a power cut yesterday so spent most of the day closed. One lady here has been waiting three days for a free machine so I was expecting to join a queue of thousands especially as the place is only open...