Cold

It's actually cold out. Like, properly. My inside/outside thermometer says it's -2.0°C outside, and it seems to be around -5°C at Dublin Airport. This is a thing of much excellence, and I am now going to go and enjoy the walk to the train.

Yeah, yeah

I know -2°C doesn't seem all that cold to you Colonials. Bear in mind that this is the first time that it's dipped below zero all winter in Dublin (city, not county), and that we usually have wind of 10mph or more here, and higher humidity than most places. For an island sitting in the Gulf Stream, -2°C is pretty good going.

Dragon

The baby dragon, in a sealed jar, was discovered with a metal tin containing paperwork in old-fashioned German of the 1890s.

Bizarre!