Closures

Yesterday's plans inevitably unscrambled before our eyes as our journey home from London ended in Hertfordshire as the matrix signs on the M25 alternately warned of an M1 closure between junctions 12 and 13, or severe congestion at the same location. In the end we opted to avoid the problem by dropping in to see Margaret and Bob via smaller roads and onwards, joining the M1 north of "the incident",which turned out to be a serious lorry crash, blocking the motorway in both direction and requiring air ambulance assistance , causing further delays. The driver survived once delivered to hospital and we made it home 2 hours late, but non the worse for the experience. Lynne had surpassed herself by navigating unknown country roads at night, in freezing conditions and with only a vague idea of where to go. A job brilliantly done.

This morning is sunny, bright and cold.

Lunch at the Red Lion was our only claim to excitement today and an early night scheduled for tonight, merely to catch up on some missed sleep over recent nights, you understand.