21 - 27 January 2013

Hochkönig ski region marketing may like to cross their i's and dot their t's but, judging by their latest campaign...

...it looks as though they may need someone to wipe their noses!

14 - 20 January 2013

Mary has now reached double figures. This coming of age signifies that she is now an official member of the Maria Alm Fire Brigade Junior Division, and has the honour, with her friend Nicole, of being the first girl in the team. At their evening meetings, united under the very original motto "One for All and All for One", they practise knots, set light to cars and smash windscreens with axes.

7 - 13 January 2013

The three kings and their guiding star, doing the rounds blessing the houses and collecting for charity, were joined this year by the little known fourth member of the Magi, Queen Rasahtlab. Mary, disappointed to not have been required this year had decided to invent her own member of the Magi and join in anyway.

31 December - 6 January 2013

To celebrate Simon's birthday and New Year, we had an early night and rang the church bells at midnight by remote control from our bed!