seeing out the old year...

...with a hot chocolate and ice-cream-sundae-(or, in this case tuesday)-thingy...

yum!

a stage for a star

sitting in brian and david's box at gran teatro la fenice for last night's concert, i couldn't help but think of a certain diva who would unquestionably own this famous stage and wow the cultural elite of venezia...

from across the miles

a lovely, touching christmas greeting from a 'certain person'...

lettuce be grateful

yesterday's christmas lunch... guess who got the lettuce?

i couldn't help thinking that the elegant atmosphere of caffe florian would have been considerably enhanced by the glamorous presence of a certain hippo....

it's here!

happy christmas everyone!

there's nothing like a mince pie...

...and if i keep noshing them, there won't be any to leave out for santa!

christmas is coming...

...and the bunny's getting fat!

winter draws on...

...so here's a nice warm reminder of summer days gone by...