It's been a while since I last indulged in a spot of blogging – 2009 in fact. I trust you all had a spankingly good holiday – although no doubt the memory of which has long receded in the mind. My festive season was a chaotic affair, mainly due to the fact that Jules and I moved into a new house. It was sad to leave Wombat's flat and Wombat's ghost behind, but neither seemed to take offence at our hasty exit. Wombat's flat (as it is now known) is where I have done much of my Spud writing...