What a Grey day!!

Today is a sort of nothing day really. Nothing but grey skiies and a dull looking outside. The only spark on the horizon was the arrival of a parcel from The Book people. What a good firm that is, they always deliver within a few days, this time in a padded bag, which was bashed, but the books were alright.I ordered a pack of three paperbacks by Rebecca tope, and VT got two hardbacks that he had spotted, so everyone is happy.
The little cats are surprisingly tired today as well. I think the weather affects them. When it is sunny, they go out into the garden but the grey dullness everywhere keeps them in. Little ginger girl from next door is out and about, she is turned out when our neighbour goes off to work, and left to her own devices. She does seem to be staying in at night these days though, which is nice company for her.
I think it is very cold today, went out to do the "Brasses" at the front, and they were terrible to do. Must be all the rain we have had, or frost or something, but they were really hard to get shiny today. Shouldn't leave them so long though.
VT is clearing up today. he is having one of his "sort outs" which serves to kid me that he is tidying up, when mostly what he does is shift things round a bit.
I made the mistake years ago, when he first came to live here in letting him have the small back bedroom as a study!!Well...now nearly thirty seven years later, there is thirty seven years of accumulated "things" in there!! I just don't go in there at all...daren't, it drives me mad. Stuff everywhere...really everywhere. But who can complain...he is as I type this down at the bottom of the garden getting the evening coal in after making the fire, and talking to the little ginger cat from next door, who follows him. Then there are all the lovely cups of coffee that he brings me in the mornings...and the driving round to various appointments..and the countless other things he does as well.
I think the poor little ginger girl is confused. it has had ten weeks of VT letting her into the house, and I don't think she understands why he can't let her in any more.
Still terrible pictures coming from Japan where the earthquake was, occasional little miracles though, like the 70 year old woman who was rescued after four days buried, and the tiny baby rescued after being buried in rubble for three days. Poor little mite.
Tonight we are having:
Broccoli and tomato quiche,
Little baked potatoes 8 oz
cauliflower cheese.