Old Year, New Year

New Year's Eve and A's Birthday. We celebrated with a lovely dinner at Las Casas del Rey de Baeza, Seville.


At midnight we tried to eat a grape for each 'bong' - that's 12 grapes in as many seconds - didn't quite make it even though the hotel staff had provided everyone with a tin of peeled, stoneless ones to make it as easy as possible.


Happy New Year, everyone.

Lumiere at RHS Garden Wisley

Time for a rest!

Happy Christmas

Horseshoes for good luck!

Dougal and Soazig - the cake

Snow in the garden

Snow in the new garden looks very pretty. The birds are enjoying the feeders although water is scarce as the water bowls are frozen and the pond doesn't have any convenient 'shores' for them to bob along! Glad the sun is shining and the snow is really just a sprinkling.

And yes, a splendid sign

Whale spotting

And splendid dragon

Splendid moose

River of fire

Cartier's Christmas Decorations on Bond Street

Watching the wax  train advancing
Anish Kapoor at the Royal Academy

Anish Kapoor at the Royal Academy