Summer days

We're just through that gorgeous hiatus between Christmas and New Year where the whole of Australia is on holiday; even Stu.  Mercifully our life over here means that these few days no longer involve hours on the M6 and even better, that Christmas falls at the start of a lovely long summer holiday.  It's been hot, but not too hot and Alice and Juliet have been enjoying being bathed in sun and surrounded by family for the festive season.