Present From America

A banging on the front door and on opening it a large parcel addressed to Paddy - A bed from Uncle & Aunty Grizzly in California.
It’s a tight fit, a bit like an egg cup on an elephants bottom, but he likes it and that’s all that really matters.
Another night out, more beer and an expanding waistline. The Athenaeum again tonight so Josh could pick the brains of a mutual friend for career advice.

It’s that limbo period between Christmas and New Year where no one is sure what day it is and what we should be doing.