I was just writing ‘ the house is shaking’ when the power went off. Didn’t come on till late last night and internet has only just come back on. We’d bought a carbonara from M&S with the intention of freezing it, but it said not freezable. It’s use by date was yesterday. My inner girl guide was reactivated and I put several tea lights in a loaf tin, put the carbonara in another loaf tin which I placed above it, wrapped the whole lot in foil and, voila, steaming hot carbonara! I hate food waste of any kind and couldn’t face throwing it out. I’m usually quite ambivalent about best before dates but take use by dates seriously, especially as the fridge obviously was no longer working. My led light beanie hat served its purpose and I read more in one day than I’ve read in months.
