It is getting bitterly cold

Winter is fast approaching and it is cold enough to freeze the balls of a brass monkey - well actually i just like using that, och ais, and I forgot to publish this this AM

So here it is now and read between the lines - what you see is whar you get!

amalgam \uh-MAL-guhm\, noun:

1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; used especially (with silver) as a dental filling.
2. A mixture or compound of different things.