December 24th 2024: Eve

I'm going to keep this short – it's Xmas eve and you have things to do ... and hopefully that includes fitting a wave in, too.

I just want to say a huge thanks to every single one of you and wish you the best for the festive season. Without our readers Box of Light would have fizzled out many years ago. We love you.

It's been a pretty amazing year – we've survived another and spent a lot of time banging on about pies (thanks to everyone who bought the book). We've also surfed some pretty amazing waves in far away destinations and right here at home, we've headed into the mountains when we could through winter and we've met some incredible people along the way, too.

I hope you've enjoyed following along with us on these adventures. Here's one backyard adventure about our sea lions that made it to the big time: The Guardian: Living with Lions

Righto, clear the chimney – see you on the other side ... Derek

PS The gallery will be closed for much of January, but we will still be shipping books out so if you don't end up with a pie book under the tree tomorrow morning you can always purchase your own. Here's that link once again!