I went to Aberdeen for the very first time last weekend to visit my sister, and it was so different to what I expected. I flew from London because it would have taken me about a month to get there by train (not really) as it is so far north - I've been to both Edinburgh and Glasgow before so I thought I knew what North was, but Aberdeen is pretty much up there on its own, and actually has a similar latitude to parts of Scandinavia. It's such an interesting city. The majority of the buildings are made from granite and probably don't make for the most attractive architecture if objectively considered. However! There is something about the light and the atmosphere that suits all this granite, and the city landscape is strikingly defined, with lots of sharp edges and uncompromising lines. I liked this a lot: the city feels honest and real and has a tangible integrity whereby it doesn't pretend to be something it's not.
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I really can't accept that we're only halfway through January...it feels like it's been around FOREVER. I'm also quite cross that it started snowing today after an unseasonably (and unreasonably) mild Christmas - seriously, what good is snow in January??? This was the view from my kitchen window today:
I can't believe another year has been and gone, and Christmas is over, and we're all back at work, and all our lovely decorations have to come down tomorrow (I have a soft spot for fairy lights and the annual purging of all festive embellishment in January devastates me). I had a most agreeable Christmas and these were my best bits:
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