Once again a real present eludes me... so this will have to suffice... for now:

A real garden design is in the works as the real present.   Happy B'day Shivs!

Until now I have not got very excited about skiing next week.   Pressure of work and so much else going on have occupied my time.

But an article in todays Here is the City about a 'banker' taking to skiing down escalators in Tube stations had me reaching for the keybooard and typing WhistlerBlackcomb.com

They've had quite a season with over 500 inches of snow and a forecast of more to come over the next week.   Freezing level remains below 1000 metres, with the village at 675 this is looking good.