Sacha wrote:

Looking out of the window, I can't see the end of the garden, the fog is so
terrible. I hope that everyone who is going away for Christmas travels
safely and on time and that all urglers have a very happy Christmas and a
wonderful new year.
--
Sacha

And the same to you Sacha - I am in France, it took me 2 days to get
here, I only arrived late last night and I left Norwich at 0700 on
Wednesday morning. I ended up staying a night at Ashford International
Hotel, everything went wrong because of the weather but I am here and I
am just going off to Clermont Ferrand to do some shopping.

The garden looks very bleak and grey but I can see one solitary rose
blooming, amazing, as it is well below freezing. I will take a look
later to see if any bulbs are pushing up. I wish everyone a Happy
Christmas and a Healthy and contented New Year.

Judith Lea - in France