The groundhog was right!

We missed Groundhog Day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog) on Tuesday, but I understand the groundhog saw its shadow so winter is apparently going to continue for another 6 weeks - we should be so lucky! At this rate, it'll be another 6 months before the grass is visible again! It's a bit milder today but it's going to take several days of this - plus some rain - before the snow is all gone again. I travelled cross country to Fraserburgh this morning and the inland roads are still snow and ice affected - "passable with care" I believe is the official phrase. No snow at all at the Broch itself of course - it's surrounded by sea.

Another 2 episodes of The Wire last night - that's us on to number 10 next, I think. We're enjoying it and we'll certainly see the first series through, although the jury is out as to whether we'll be as devoted viewers as Colin and Johanne and watch every series - I guess much may depend on whether each series is discrete and has a logical end or not.

I re-booked train tickets to Edinburgh for Colin and I for Sunday's Scotland - France rugby match last night. When I originally booked the tickets back in November, the best price I could get was £33.50 return, but, since then, they've opened up the 55 + Club again and we can get tickets at just £15 return. Even with a cancellation fee of £10 for the original booking, that's still a saving of £8.50! We might even use our bus passes and get a free ride in to Aberdeen as well - that's the good bit about getting old - but there's not much else good about it.

Today's Word of the Day is PECUNIARY - relating to money, monetary. The example given was:

• He lacked the finer element of conscience which looks upon Art as a sacred calling, she remembered, and because of "pecuniary necessities" he "scattered his forces in many different and unworthy directions".
• Accomplished in All Departments of Art, James F O'Gorman