Another quiet night in! For the last few years we have had two of the grandkids to stay while their Mum and Dad go out gallivanting around the neighbours, partying and first-footing, but now said kids are aged 14 and 10, they will be out keeping an eye on their Mum and Dad!
And we auld folks will be having a wee dram in front of the TV - probably BBC ALBA which has the best Hogmanay music programme.
But… we live in Edinburgh, shouldn’t we be out joining the massed throngs on Princes Street? Sorry to say that all the planned outdoor celebrations have been cancelled due to high winds, heavy rain, possible snow. What? Never in midwinter? We haven’t done any of this stuff since about 30 years ago, before it became a big commercial thing, when it was still all free, no tickets, no barriers!