noel has gone, a new year is nearly here...

Autumn came and went in a flash, and Christmas is already over. A quiet and uneventful noel for us - poor G is working like a slave and making himeself ill - he finishes on the 3rd January and it isn't a day too soon....he hasn't had a break now since April 1st and I think he is going to have a breakdown soon if he doesn't stop. Scarlet had a most fantabulous term - is now a fully fledged member of the choir, and is currently enjoying the hols. We have a most delightful new car - a weeny Skoda fabia peps - pompier red and good enough to nibble. It ain't the XM but then we knew that - and god how great it is to be able to slip around the cote d'azurien treacherous bends without having heart palpitations in case another car is heading your way..

Despite snow covering most of Europe, we escaped with a few days of frost seulement. Bah humbug. No doubt there will be nasty blizzards soon enough, but for now, nothing.

No plans as yet for New Year, but am hoping that maybe we will be able to get out and do something .....on verra on verra...

And to finish, a few images of Noel ...