Colm O'Regan: A frost feels right - a chance to draw a breath, and see it come out

Fruit flies know all our secrets. They’ve been in the fridge, the dishwasher, the toilet. Colm O'Regan is glad they're finally gone.

Pic: Roger Kenny 

I loved it but I felt uneasy. It was nice to be out pottering and cycling in nearly late November without being frozen.

It was nice looking at your knuckles on the bicycle and without wondering if they’d ever function again. I’m sure it was a welcome extension for people who work outdoors or the kind of jobs that involve forklifts or on building sites and farms.