Hi Jude
I was going to say send some pictures of the beach to cheer us up, but can't for two reasons [at least]:
I just looked Tully up and you aren't on the beach! Though Mission Beach looks ok
But that brings us to the other thing - the big boot, which salutes the rainfall in your area!
Glad you have chosen somewhere a bit like the UK then......
Happy Christmas!
PS I knew I was working on the bathroom here, but did I really build a highway over there? "The Bruce Highway" - sounds great!