Pomegranate jelly and hot split toasted muffin

The Christmas Holiday has officially started, for me at least.  The rest of the family is still gainfully employed, if year-round hibernation counts as gainful employment for our younger offspring.  I had intended heading out into the freezing cold for a walk, but a toasted muffin spread  with pomegranate jelly intervened.  Radio 4 is also partly to blame.  It is impossible to resist their programming at most times of the year, but especially over Christmas with the weather as it is.  Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time is on in just a few minutes - so walk postponed, and then there's something by Tim Rice about The Eagle comic coming on later ...