Will the second preclude the first ?

Bright but cold. The PONs are oblivious to the near freezing temperatures and after checking the garden for c-a-t-s settle down for a long snooze in the weak morning sun. Amazing how a thick, double coat can keep out the chill.

After breakfast Bob and his sister are given some pieces of croissant which they demonstratively and noisily enjoy.

We head off in the car to the wine merchants.  Three foreign wines ; Chilean, Australian and New Zealand have made it onto the shelves. '' They're for the adventurous " says the wine merchant with a stutter. He doesn't stutter at all when he talks to me ( and presumably other foreigners ) but has difficulty when talking to French folk.

'The Font' hires a bright orange Citroen C3 'Cactus' and drives up from Edinburgh as the first snowflakes drift down onto the motorway. The newspapers have christened this coming weeks weather '' The Beast from the East ". In the old days it would have been  called a cold snap. Mr.Robertson the electrician, Mr.Paterson the plumber, Mr.Robinson the painter and Phil the joiner are all hard at work on the '' wee house " despite calls from the local radio to stay at home and avoid unnecessary journeys. Phil the joiner who has a lot of facial piercings, loves working with wood and presumably has a surname but chooses not to share it, is also there. Rather than put down new flooring Phil has sanded and restored the solid oak beams on the ground floor. They've come out looking as good as new. '' The Font'' who is determined to keep as much of the old house as possible is delighted. Angus, when he discovers it's cheaper, is even more delighted. Mr.Allan the roofer was expected to replace some of the cracked pantiles but has postponed until the weather gets warmer and the roof less icy. Carpets are due from Malmo today - a foot of snow is also expected. Will the second preclude the first ? 'The Font' thinks the Swedish delivery drivers should be used to a little snow.

They played this on the radio this morning. The announcer informed us that it was British 'electropop' . He put the emphasis on the 'pop' at the end of the word  : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf_ySBlZjKw