24.12.09. Hi. Good seasonal cheer to you all! It's been blisteringly cold here for a couple of weeks now, and I've been chickening out of going out as the cold definitely makes the pain worse. The OU assignments have mostly come in and I took the last two days to mark them. It's lovely that I now have the prospect of tomorrow without having to worry about getting the scripts back in time. They were a mixed, but very interesting bunch. I have learned a lot this term. It's good to be in employment again, if nothing else than to indulge my passion for marzipan, frogs and CDs.

There is a persistent fog outside, which, when in the warm, seems paricularly seasonal and pleasant. I do hope you are all well and happy and can be with those you love this Christmas.

Love from, Moira x