Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year! Last Christmas I bought oysters which I ate on the day. It is still my favourite. This year, a couple of nights ago, we went to Ferrycarrig Hotel in Wexford and no oysters were on the menu. However, I ordered mussels the first day, and they were delicious. So I ordered again, twice, from their menu during our two nights there. Mussels are bigger and the sea is much colder which suits them.

And it’s in Kilkenny that it is reported, they have marble stone there that are as black as ink. I think that it was CJ who first...

Quick video snapshots of aurora borealis images.