The Weather

Hope you all had a good Christmas break and looking forward to Hogmanay. We have a 'do' down at the local pier, a couple of miles away. There is no electricity or sanitation but could be great fun - there will be a bonfire at least to keep everyone warm. The big talking point here is the weather. Skye is having its coldest spell in 20 years. We are now in our 8th year here and never before have we not been able to leave our house or be unable to open the garage or byre doors as they have been frozen up! Generally our winters arn't nearly as bad as the mainland as we have the 'Minch' influence and are affected by the Gulf Stream. Let's hope it starts to warm up a bit over the next dew days.

I have finally completed the article I have written for the AACP journal on 'Pain relief and the Minor Chakras' and will be posting it off as soon as the weather eases. The next project is to make a start on the Holistic Spine book. I do not yet have a publisher but will get cracking on that one after 2 or 3 chapters have been written. I shall be proof reading the 'Concise book of Acupoints' very shortly and that one will be published by the Summer - much later than we anticipated.

I am now five weeks post surgery and things are improving quite well. I have less referred pain and parasthesia in the arms but the neck is a bit sore - Andrea is going to give me some massage later to try and ease up the residual congestion - it's great having a wife who is also a physio!!!