Finally, a change from grey!
I don't know about the UK, but November was exceptionally grey over here in Stockholm. We checked on Thursday and there had been a total of 28 hours of sunshine over the last four weeks; I'm sure this had been great for vitamin D sales figures! Finally, on Friday morning, the city awoke to a winter wonderland where every surface had been spray-painted white and to mark the occasion the sun even decided to show its face. It seemed that everyone's spirits had been lifted by the arrival of the first snow and the return of some light, just in time for the start of the festivities tomorrow. The best way to avoid the November lull is to keep busy, and that we sure have done. The wining and dining of October didn’t cease and if anything was taken up a notch with 3 work dinners, a potluck evening at my supervisor’s place, numerous meals at friends’ houses and a food-filled long weekend in Krakow at the beginning of the month. In between this, I’ve been keeping...