We've had a very cold few days, and when it rained Friday morning on the cold ground, it turned straight to ice. which was hard as I couldn't turn the car round to get down the drive........ and i was taking Ineke and Caroline to Birmingham to see the Messiah (King's College and Age of the Enlightenment). In the end, it melted thanks to heavy rain, and I was on schedule. I picked Caroline up, to find that she had fallen on the ice and thought she'd broken a bone in her hand - turned out she had, but came anyway! Of course, Ineke has a broken ankle - load of old crocks. We enjoyed the Christmas market despite a soaking, then the concert was wonderful. But it took 3 hours to get home thanks to
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