Apparently Hogmanay isn’t enough to get folks excited in the Athens of the North, Edinburgh is celebrating all through December with an ice rink, kids’ events, light shows, caroling and all sorts of fun stuff. Wish I could be there.

I’m particularly sorry to miss St Andrew’s Day (Nov 30 for you non-Scots) and I’m really curious about the event dubbed ‘The Lost Elves on Rose Street‘. Soooo, which pub did they go into and did they just fall into the cellar? It’s OK; they’ll turn up next time the landlord goes downstairs to change the line.