…by many things, including reawakening my Facebook presence, which I was sceptical about. Having done so, though, I’m glad to be reconnected with lots of folk I’d not been in touch with for a while.

The picture is from a garden in the village which always goes the extra bling. OTT? Well, that’s their thing – and by walking round and dropping in a donation you contribute to the MacMillan charity. Elsewhere, we’ve had music indoors…and outdoors…

A superb band to enliven the Christmas Fair. They sensibly took refuge (and played on) in the bus shelter. Meanwhile we were only slightly damp running the tombola stall in our fairly rainproof gazebo. Punters queued in praiseworthy stoical style for we do have good prizes. Nice to get home to a warm whisky, though.

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