A thoroughly enjoyable weekend, on both the social and sporting front.

Spent the weekend in Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria with Mrs Momus and Christine. Many thanks to Josie and Richard for allowing us the use of their cottage. Spent Saturday doing touristy stuff in Bowness, Windermere and Ambleside, and spent far too much money on gear from White Stuff, which is currently Momus's apparel provider of choice! Serious snowfall overnight on Saturday and we woke up to proper snow, which you see so rarely back down south.

On the sporting front, Bath claimed a crucial 20-18 win over Newcastle to further banish the spectre of relegation which has been hanging over the Rec all season. It was a vital win against fellow strugglers, made all the more impressive by the fact that most of the front five were off in Paris getting their backsides kicked all over the Stade de France.

CCFC claimed an equally impressive win, 2-0 at home against high-flying Sheffield United, who have not been out of the top two all season. I think the play-offs are just out of our reach, but six straight wins at home and an unbeaten record since November at 'Fortress' Ricoh bodes well for next year and suggests that, finally, the club might, just might, be emerging from the darkness.