No fresh snow today but temparatures remain below freezing. Two days to christmas!
These are today's news:

Parents believe daughter abducted. Millions to endure frozen roads.Cable fury over Telegraph sting.Car attack police not disciplined . Inter Milan sack manager Benitez. Boy is youngest US chess master. Flash-mob evacuation at US mall . New Zealand releases UFO reports . China defends Africa trade role. Renewable power rises by a fifth. Polar bears lose US endanger bid. Turning off chargers 'a gesture' .Genetic weapon against bee killer .Corrie crash tram stops at museum. Spider-Man called off after fall . Andrews set for lifetime Grammy. The number of people who have died with flu this winter has now hit 27,Official figures show. Vince Cable: The Daily Telegraph has caused "great damage" to the relationship between MPs and constituents. Microsoft has issued a warning about a serious vulnerability in all versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) browser.Royal car attack police not disciplined. Helmand bomb blast soldier named. Dozens killed in Ivory Coast - UN 'Cell assault' sergeant dismissed.Santander admits statement glitch. Russia praises US on nuclear pact.
N Koreans 'ready for sacred war'.

I think I ought to post Beatles' " A Day in the Life" after this blog!!

I have cooked a curry and read a bit of Baudlaire off the internet.

Si le viol, le poison, le poignard, l'incendie,
N'ont pas encore brodé de leurs plaisants dessins
Le canevas banal de nos piteux destins,
C'est que notre âme, hélas! n'est pas assez hardie.

If rape and poison, dagger and burning,
Have still not embroidered their pleasant designs
On the banal canvas of our pitiable destinies,
It's because our souls, alas, are not bold enough!

Surprised to know he was a bit of a bad boy and his stepfather sent him to Calcutta in early 19th century in his effort to make him behave himself.

Jane came on her way to spend Christmas with friends in Reading.