“Fail not to call to mind, in the course of the twenty-fifth of this month, that the Divinest Heart that ever walked the earth was born on that day; and then smile and enjoy yourselves for the rest of it; for mirth is also of Heaven’s making.” — Leigh Hunt.

Merry Christmas, everybody! Lotsa posts stacked up for post-Boxing Day, provided I don’t lose too many typing fingers playing with the new santoku Mrs Prick left me under the tree…