Shortest day

So, we're now past the shortest day of the year (Dec 21st), which instills a sense of excitement in me (and those gardeners among you) as this means the daylight hours are getting longer again. A mere 12 months ago if anyone had told me that I'd be getting all a-quiver at the thought of planting peas in January, I'd have told them they were out of their tiny mind. But that's what a suburban veg plot can do to a girl...