Ginvent is here...

And this year Mel got me the equivalent whisky advent calendar. So while she has a Makar dry gin from Glasgow to sample tomorrow night, I'm repairing my taiko-broken body tonight with a rather smooth 25 year old Glenfarclas.

I hope the little piece of Cadbury's chocolate in your calendar brings you as much pleasure.

Smug? Me?

New telegraph pole was installed in place of an old rotten one today, with no disasters due to the crane overflying the house, and finally our cable has therefore been properly replaced, instead of repaired, and (fingers crossed) we should have a stable connection from now on.

Tomorrow my artist hat is on, peddling my bird sketch prints to a local gallery shop. Fingers once more crossed.