Sadly the latter half of my Christmas day and all of Boxing day have been rather marred by the fact that I can't stop coughing and trying to find a pharmacy on Boxing day is NOT an easy job (I forsee some letters of complaint coming on in the new year about places who lie about their opening hours online ( Read more... )

Well we have everyone home (although not entirely well) and the Crib Service was PACKED but surprisingly calm given how packed it was. We've just had our last Advent reading followed by The Night Before Christmas <3 and now it's the calm bit before I head off to church again for the Midnight Eucharist.

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Last day of work before Christmas \o/ I mean I'm back in again on Monday but as we're closed all across the Christmas period that feels different *g* There is glitter everywhere from the jigsaw puzzle wreaths we're making- this was my effort yesterday (you have to make the kids feel that they can do it better right?)


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My sister & brother-in-law have both been struck down with the flu! They missed Cats and we thought it was just a bug but it's clearly something more :-( here's hoping they're well enough to make it back for Christmas ( Read more... )

Lovely day- nativity play at church this morning (before which we had a rather panick-y organ scholar desperately trying to work out the accompaniment to Little Donkey because nobody had thought to give him a) the music or b) any warning ( Read more... )

Yesterday escaped me rather, Dad had a lovely birthday and his Book of Mormon tickets appeared to go down well (even if he had apparently failed tow rite a thing in his diary that nearly scuppered the whole plan!) and then there was a fairly intense choir rehearsal (we're singing No Small Wonder on Saturday and it's HARD and also immediately after ( Read more... )

I know it's past midnight but I had to wait till I was home to look at my books and answer today's prompt (miraculously I made it home from Fangirl Towers before the lights went out! I saw them darken just as I was locking the door behind me which counts as a definite win)

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15 Favourite colour cover I didn't really know how to ( Read more... )

I'll try and write more when I'm less tired but (other than my general low leve desire to murder all tourists and anyone not in control of their wheeled suitcases) today has been absolutely glorious. I pottered around at home this morning and then met dozydormouse in the Southbank Foyles before retiring to the National Theatre where, it turns out, they do a ( Read more... )

I am HUGELY enjoying doing these Seasons Readings recommendations and I'm enjoying reading everyone else's even more! I mean I never need encouraging to buy more books but it's nice to have some fresh suggestions :D

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12. Book of poems I've been reading a LOT of poetry recently so this is another hard one (all these are hard, how ( Read more... )

Yesterday's Advent tea (which I'm drinking right now for reasons) is Gingerbread Green tea and DELICIOUS. Today's is called Jardin Bleu and has rhubarb in it and Mum is incredibly unconvinced *g*

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10. Latest purchase I had to look this one up because anything I've bought recently is a fair way down the pile (which isn't to say I ( Read more... )