Yesterday was so warm and sunny I sat on The Bench and got a bit sunburned!

Today was as dark as the hakes and drizzling with rain. But the car headlights and the shop windows lit up made us feel very Halloweeny/Guy Fawksey/Christmassy. The world and his wife seem to have had the same feelings, because everyone was headed 'up the city'.

Lots of Halloween stuff, Crimbo decorations and cards everywhere, and the clothes shops now have winter clothes for sale (thick puffa jackets and nice cosy cardigans)
Our central heating is on full blast this evening. Cats are about three feet long on the sofa with big smiles.

Husband is like a little kid. Every time he sees anything with a picture of Father Christmas on, he points and calls out, "Mon ami! Mon ami!"