I'm pretty much heads down throughout the festive season, working to deadline on a long piece based around Libya for Technology Review, as a follow up to Streetbook (which took up several months in Tunisia, Egypt, Morocco & the UK this year).

So it's quite likely this is as near as I'll get to general seasonal greetings this time round. Sorry about that.

By way of recompense, this beautiful picture... and the equally beautiful Snow in San Anselmo, a song by Van Morrison which if you know it, you'll be happy to hear it again, and if you don't, you'll regard as one of the better presents you get this year...