Calm
The family departed mid-way through yesterday evening, leaving the house feeling unnaturally quiet. I slept a little better for being back in my own bed – and on the good drugs – but woke this morning still in a lot … Continued
Close of play
At some point in the night – don’t ask me how – I turned over in bed so I was lying face-down, slept soundly for a couple of hours, and then woke in agony, virtually unable to move. This didn’t … Continued
Team effort
On the morning of my concert back in early December R and I both had errands to run in Stratford, and when we met up for coffee I told him that I’d just spotted a gingerbread house kit in Lakeland, … Continued
Christmas bokeh
The Offspring came to see us today, and while we were waiting for them to arrive R and I blitzed the rest of the Christmas decorating. I had a bit of a panic mid-afternoon when I remembered that I hadn’t … Continued
Thirteenth Night
I was brought up believing that Twelfth Night came on the 6th of January – a subject upon which my mother brooked no discussion – but according to Wikipedia you start counting from Christmas Day, not Boxing Day, and the … Continued