Good Morning

Winterval Is Over

We lack a single snappy term for the collection of religious and secular festivals that cluster round the Solstice and New Year- and when someone tried to supply one a few years back the culture warriors mocked it into oblivion. I rather regret this- or at least for the purposes of this post I do. "Winterval" is neat and witty, an improvement on the anodyne- and sprawling- "holiday season"-and by playing on the word "winter" contrives to incorporate a suggestion of snowflakes and icicles. I think I'm going to start using it again- without irony- and see what happens...

Anyway, today- which is a bank holiday- is the last day of the what-ever-you-want-to-call-it and I've taken down the Christmas tree, packed away the crib and am gearing myself up again for the entertaining business of buying and selling houses...

The End Of Winterval

Thanks to poliphilo I believe this is a better term for the festive season that has just ended. Thus, I will call it that in the future.

So today I will be taking down the 21 cards I received from the period mentioned above, and thus here is the final picture of them.




Back to normal tomorrow.

Just Wondering

On average, which is the cleanest room in your house?

What side of the toilet does your TP roll hang from?

How many boxes of tissue do you have scattered around the house?

Monday Musings

No more signs of Xmas. All the cards are down, and the wall looks bare and sad. I might have to put up a few of my paintings of mine there or some posters.

I watched a programme today on the surrealist and self-promoter Salvador Dali. It was quite fascinating to see critics and art historians analyze his art in previous art documentaries.

Monday is quiz day for me. Counterpoint, the music quiz is back airing on BBC Radio 4 and this evening on the telly we had University Challenge, Only Connect and Mastermind.

I am selling my Ralph McTell LP – his début one on Transatlantic – so if anybody is interested in buying it, it is six pounds plus postage.

Back to the art documentaries now.