Holly and berries

For our lovely friends and family in the southern hemisphere, and for our other friends who live in sunny and warm places, here's another snapshot of our preparations for Christmas...

For those of you for whom cold feet is a distant memory, and dark mornings a thing of the past, spare a thought for us scraping ice off the car in the morning and trudging through sludge to get to our neighbours. We feel your heartfelt condolences for us shivering at bedtime, and for braving frost and ice to get to work in the morning. And for those of you who can't keep your chocolate solid or your ice creams unmelted - here in return is our heartfelt BAH-HUMBUG! ;0)

(we're only jealous!)...