All Ready

I'm ready for Christmas now. Trimmed the tree, decorated the house and put up all the outdoor lights today. And yesterday, I finished the last of my Christmas shopping. Spent a lovely afternoon curled up on the sofa with eggnog and the newspapers, while a snowstorm raged outside, the fire crackled in the grate, and the lights shone on the Christmas tree. Very cosy.

We spent Friday night in Tantallon, as M. and L. hosted us once again for the famed Feuerzungebowle (a.k.a. the Flaming Cauldron of Booze). A. got this shot of the proceedings, which involve ladling hot wine mixed with rum, fruit and spices over a cone-shaped lump of sugar, and then setting the sugar alight: