... yesterday afternoon! First for more years than I care to remember ... because - after being widowed in 1991 - there was no point, really ... ... as I spent most Festive Seasons with my daughter and son-in-law in North Aberdeenshire.

However, this will be Myrna's sixth Christmas in Perth. Christmases 2009 and 2010 were spent with my son and his wife and others with my brother and sister-in-law - all of whom live locally. But this year it'll be just our two selves and we thought it would be rather a nice touch to celebrate in style ... complete with all the usual seasonal accoutrements.