Hogmanay

"In the rain the pavement shines like silver, All the lights are misty in the river, In the darkness, the trees are full of starlight"

Hogmanay. The last day of the year.

I'm cheering myself up by watching the greatest musical ever.

Mrs Rowan is working, No 1 son and Nos 1 and 2 stepsons are out sowing their wild oats.

"On my own, pretending (s)he's beside me, all alone ........"