From the sublime to the ridiculous
This Christmas has been unbelievable. Snow just before Christmas itself quickly thawed into lumps of grey slush and arctic, drizzly rain. Fortunately for us, we escaped off to Tenerife for 10 days to stay with Sue and Jim in their apartment where we enjoyed 24 degree heat and sunshine every day. It's incredible what a difference 4 1/2 hours in a plane can do for the weather, and by the middle of the holiday we'd become totally addicted to Sky News, watching the UK disappear into a snow drift. Fortunately we also found time to lie in the sun by the pool while the boys swam, then back inside for a siesta (and more Sky) before heading out for supper. Not bad going. Coming home was a bit of a shock to the system (understatement); stepping off the plane into a Siberian Gatwick. Since then it's been ski gear every day, fires on, hot chocolate.... Roll on the thaw, we're so over the snow.