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yawn ... *stretch*

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Yawn ... yep, I've been in hibernation for quite some time! Think I'd like to stay under the duvet for another couple of months but thought I'd better show my face around here, before I had no readers anymore. So, what have I been up to? Well, some haggis to keep out the cold - and it was the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns this year. If you haven't tried it - it's yummy and a great winter staple (and if you're a bit squeamish most shop-bought haggis isn't wrapped in a sheeps stomach anymore)! It finally finally snowed 'proper' in Glasgow (it was deeper than this) after many years of waiting. The last good snow I remember was the winter of 1995/96, when we came back to student digs to find the water pipes had froze and burst, flooding everywhere, and filling the place with delightful (and some not so delightful) firemen. Growing up in warmer lands, I am totally excited by snow - I love it!! Once, about 3 years ago, we woke up on a Sun...