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It's blowing a gale outside and the skies are darkening as a storm from the north approaches - so I'm very pleased not to have to go anywhere this afternoon!

Life has been much busier than usual due to having daughter resident at home again temporarily. We have seen Gravity in 3D, attended an RSC screening of David Tennant's Richard II, and then ( Read more... )

Been wanting to do this every since I saw the poster for Star Trek Into Darkness. The shape was perfect:


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Something well-edited and pretty found whilst waiting for the fridge to defrost this morning...

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Only one week before first son then daughter arrive home for their month long Christmas break. Time to deck the halls and re-stock! :-)

Was supposed to be addressing some Christmas cards, but got distracted by the urge to adulterate a Sherlock promotional pic for season two with seasonal Santa hats and a piece of mistletoe...


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This is my new favourite Christmas song - or at least my new favourite version of this traditional carol. It builds nicely layer by layer and has an edgy pagan feel. From Annie Lennox's Cornucopia album:

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I love the image of Annie striding purposefully through the snow. She must have good grippy boots ( Read more... )