Winter has really hit here in Scotland. Where I am we’ve had a couple of flurries of snow and consistent sub-zero temperatures which are set to last for the rest of the week. Lots of layers are required to venture out, but venture out we must as there’s still school and work for another couple of weeks before the holidays.

Brodie has his school nativity this week – he’s a robin – so I’m looking forward to that.

Five Have a Mystery to Solve part 2

and

The Five as you have never seen them before, part 3

 I can imagine children getting one or two ‘chapters’ a night throughout December read to them.

I’m quoting myself here this week as I have just revisited my review of Christmas Stories and discovered this little prophetic statement. Seven years later I find myself reading one or two chapters a night and hearing awww, just one more chapter, pleeeeeease? each time.