As I write this, snowflakes are gently falling out of a sombre sky, carpeting the ground in fluffy mounds and making the garden look like it is having a duvet day. Eponymously, there are highs and lows to this state of affairs: vertically-falling snowflakes are much preferable to the horizontal hailstones we've been having for days now; whilst main roads are passable with care, side roads and tracks are treacherous; I am working from home today, so don't have to drive anywhere; because my car refused to start and is awaiting recovery to a local garage; for once, our garden looks as pretty as everyone else's. Instead, there's been some serious work admin-ing going on: invoices issued; bills paid; website updated; email folder looking slimmer than it has for ages (unlike me, after the feasting of the festive season); and, the navigation of an RAC online procedure that isn't really geared up for reporting a breakdown on a small Scottish island without a dedicated patro...