I took this photo shortly before going to bed last night in a cold, dark house. Until I'd gotten up to use the toilet in the middle of the night, I'd always thought the expression "teeth-chattering cold" was merely a literary device. Oh no, my friends, it is now a lived reality. At 3:20 a.m. I was delighted to be awakened by my husband's voice saying, "The lights just went back on!" Ah, the things we take for granted.