Christmas music #16

The electrician and his lad show up in the courtyard at six thirty. It's dark and the wind is howling. The plan is for them to repair the recently installed charger unit for the car. This worked for all of two days and then went wrong. The electrician spends ten minutes in the garage and pronounces it 'faulty'. A new one is ordered from the BMW garage. This should be here tomorrow but with the courier firms running at full pelt ahead of Christmas 'tomorrow' may be a flexible term. The electrician promises to come out as soon as the unit arrives even though Thursday is his last 'official' day at work before a two week vacation. 

The lights already on in the university buildings. Why is it exam halls all over the world look identical ? The exodus of students picking up pace as the final exam week moves , briskly, along. First year medics seem to have drawn the short straw. Their exam schedule continues until Friday evening. A 'lively' party will follow.

The statue of Tom Morris the golfer has been repaired. Seems that some drunken teenagers ( not students ) snapped the head off his putter. This has now been welded back on. The local golfing community has been shaken to its foundations by this act of violence. Letters have been written to the paper asking if it's safe for anyone to walk the streets at night.  " Town has become a war zone " says one irate observer who is not afraid of hyperbole. Common sense might have told the architects  that statues are put on pedestals for a reason - to keep them out of reach of boisterous sixteen year olds.

The seafood restaurant down on the shore is a large glass box with stunning views onto the water. How such a modern construct ever got planning permission is a mystery. It's the most consistently good restaurant in town. The other restaurants seem to have kitchen ( and service ) highs and lows which make dining out more of an adventure than it should be.

I thought Bettys were sending the mince pies out on the 17th. Instead I've ticked the box  to have them delivered on the 17th.

Early delivery is an excuse to try them before they reach their 'consume by' date.

Orange iced chocolate sponge cakes are an new addition to our order. They score 10/10 and will be a feature again next year.

Back to Germany for Christmas music #16:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNTI8xdnU2A

The unhurried life of ferns :https://theconversation.com/ferns-ability-to-evolve-backward-offers-insights-into-the-meandering-path-of-evolution-243103

BBC comedy :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrJv_wUEKko