Predictions are for wintry weather, thunderstorms and dropping temperatures, and they're not far off. The thunder storms happen, although it's not all that cold. J produces excellent chicken soup with pesto filled gnocchi courtesy of Lidl. And we both have plenty of reading matter. J has books borrowed from Bill and I a book of Peter May's (Lewis Man) recently acquired from Maggi. It's a mystery but the quality of the writing would stand on its own if it weren't. A pleasure despite having to learn to pronounce the Gaelic names. Then there's a very early Ian Rankin that we're reading aloud when we have daytime light and the third volume of Chris Mullin's diaries electronically in the evening. Mullin has just published memoirs as well, so we may add that as a Christmas treat. Altogether well set up for a bad weather day.
