I will be listening to no further news bulletins at this time.

Looking forward to winter weather.

Chaos will come good.

Sinterklaas's little helper just arrived for the ultimate Christmas party #DieFledermaus Dutch National Opera

I have found the restoration of Notre Dame profoundly moving. The renaissance of ancient crafts that might otherwise have dwindled. Hundreds working together in a glorious expression of skill and beauty, all in the service of something none of us understands. And now this. Reader, I lost it.

Elizabeth Bowen. Queen of grown-ups.

Thankyou, Ian McEwan, I have just lost my breakfast.

There's always one attention seeker.

A glimpse of blue sky this morning.