Midwinter cheer

 Today is winter solstice, midwinter, yule, the shortest day... 

So here's a short post! 

I don't cope well with the cold and the dark, as witness my recent bout of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). I previously described the summer solstice as my favourite day. So that this can't be called the lousiest day by contrast, I had a bit of a celebration with a Yule Lunch with all my favourite things on my plate. Because of how Christmas falls this year, the whole coming week is not conducive to anything but holiday stuff anyway, so I'm happy from now until New Year. And obviously, my slimming drive is suspended until 2025!

 

Christmas shopping ...continued

I had planned to treat myself to some fancy holiday tights but I confess I was a bit disappointed by the selection on offer in Calzedonia and other shops so I haven't got any. Instead, I've got some Santa-red nail varnish and I think an application on all four paws would be just right!

The above photo is from my Christmas shopping spree in nearby Sanremo the other day. The illuminations are not just for Christmas but last to the end of the national song contest in mid-February. By the way, the ice-cream shop Gelatè, centre-left, serves a really thick gooey hot chocolate (well, you didn't think I went there for ice-cream in December, did you?)

Shaken

There was a small earthquake here the other evening. The building shook and creaked a bit and I'm sure there's a crack in the plaster in the bathroom that wasn't there before. I shall have to take care in heels!

 

GRS success

This morning I got a lovely email from my friend who had her trans surgery earlier this week and is back at home. It all seems to have gone very smoothly and painlessly and she is very happy with the result. I hope she heals well. She is a very pretty girl, has approached her transition very maturely, has full support from her children and employer, and to cap it all she is engaged to be married, so I see a very happy future ahead. 

I'll be back with my annual Christmas message in due course.

Sue x