Shortly ago

I finally remembered to go and buy some electricity. I couldn't have left it any longer, because the power would have run out either overnight or in the morning. The weather is noticeably colder than it was this morning, and the air is starting to feel icy. There was a scruffy assortment of the strangest and most badly-behaved people lurking around the High Street, so I didn't hang around. They gave me the creeps. So here I am again, firmly ensconced in the library.