Winter Solstice

In decades past, I'd have been down at Avebury, ringing in the Solstice with a bunch of other like-minded folks, but nowadays, I have other priorities.
It would have to be the shortest day today, because time is running out.
With only a week to go, my to-do list looked like this:
Finish decorating tree/rooms, put up outside lights
Marks & Sparks shop, wrap pressies, write/deliver cards,
Buy fresh vegetables, make 2 stuffings and bread sauce.
Make/decorate 4 Christmas cakes, bake another 2 dozen mince pies (x2)

And also:
Lost in Time (Time Doctors ‘6): Proof last 3 chapters, final beta edits, publicity stuff.
I’ve only managed to complete 3 of these, so yet another week with no blog.
Ho Hum!

My top 13 Hits of the 90s

1. The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away 5-1998
2. Lou Bega - Mambo No 5 (A Little Bit Of...) 8-1999
3. The Waterboys - The Whole Of The Moon - 04-1991
4. Richard Marx - Hazard - 05-1992
5. Heart - All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You - 04-1990
6. Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness - 06-1992
7. The Foo Fighters - Everlong 8-1997
8. Alannah Myles - Black Velvet - 04-1990
9. Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - 06-1991
10. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life - 01-1991
11. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting - All For Love 01-1994
12. Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing 9-1998
13. Seal - Kiss From A Rose 08-1994

And the nearly made its:
Berlin - Take My Breath Away - 10-1990
Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt - 07-1992
R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts 04-1993
Aerosmith - Cryin' 11-1993
Bon Jovi - Always 09-1994
Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me 07-1995
The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You 08-1995
The Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life 04-1996
Lighthouse Family - Ocean Drive 05-1996
No Doubt - Don't Speak 2-1997
Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me Much 5-1999