Calm

Somewhere north of six foot two - and indisputably taller than me, now - he's no longer "the little fellow". He spent today working at the music shop, dressed in his festive pullover, while Abi and I briefly braved the elements this afternoon to do some final Christmas shopping. 

Firstly, we went to Booths to get some last bits for the Christmas meals, although the Minx has taken care of most of that, and then we went down into town. The weather was foul, though, and neither of us really needed to buy anything - although I managed to find a last, little something for the Minx, after Wednesday's disappoint with the boxing hares - so we retreated home to the fire pretty promptly. 

Along with the Minx, who joined us later, we had a nice evening: a little oasis of calm between all of the business of getting ready for Christmas and the event itself. And tomorrow it all begins!