Moody blues

Bing & Gronhdahl 1895

Bing & Grondahl 1908

I was feeling moody and blue, with a touch of 'flu and these two of several Christmas plates up for auction on the 30th December (top, estimated at USD 1,000-1,500) Behind the frozen window, the first ever produced by Bing & Grondahl, and the plate for 1908 (lower, estimated at USD75-100) St Petri Church, Copenhagen seemed to reflect the way I was feeling.

But a happy and long conversation with an immediate family member in a far off land has brought some much needed Christmas cheer, proving that the smallest things are very often the strongest.

Now all I need is a bit of that Christmas spirit that comes from a bottle...