Just so you know it hasn't all been doom and gloom and cauliflowers here.
There have been one or two treats of the festive kind.
Fortunately, the newest and littlest member of the family sees the funny side of most things. On this occasion, a new sweatshirt seemed to be tickling his fancy. (Photo courtesy of the Girlie's phone.)
I popped into town one evening and bumped into my current favourite band, locally based Cattle and Cane, who provided a welcome musical interlude amidst all the gift finding. (Have a listen.)
And The Coat is back. Only for two episodes, but still.