Ony of my Blog roll - Idle words - is back and blogging in style, I hope he sticks at it. I have just returned from a gray and miserable Switzerland (which partially accounts for the lack of posting recently) and can absolutely sympathise with his stated dislike for Northern Winters and their dark snowy weather. If I have to have snow in my world I generally prefer it to remain a distant prospect like this - there is, after all, a reason why I reside on the Côte d'Azur...