Sunday 22.12.2013

5 past three and the sun was already behind the hills, leaving a coral sky splodged here and there with grey cloud and an icy wind only tempered once in the woods.
A few Christmassy jobs done, most importantly stringing up lots of lights to keep the dark at bay. Now a meteorological armageddon is forecast just in time for travel plans to be disrupted. Hey ho. What`s needed is a roaring fire and a good book.................



try The Year`s Midnight by Alex Benzie

a well-written,absorbing novel set in these northern climes. The occasional wee dram or two would doubtless enhance the reading experience.