Merry Christmas everyone: I hope that you all have a very splendid time.

xxx

On the twelfth day of Christmas, ( Read more... )

Will write proper post tomorrow (or sometime) featuring church-things as we braved the fog to go to mass...

Is jolly cold. Have managed two deserts ce soir, which I feel is good going.

Santa came while we were at church - also very exciting. Huzzah.

Have a splendid day tous le monde.

Having done an appalling job of last-minute packing (think I have everything though...) I am away off to France. Via Luton Airport ( Read more... )

Thank you very much to everyone who sent me a Christmas card. I didn't like to reply to posts about getting cards cos I knew I wasn't going to be able to send them myself, so getting some anyway-regardless was a lovely surprise, thank you :)

This morning I went and collected an exciting-looking box from the Post Office (and some much less exciting but rather necessary tablets from the pharmacy) before setting out on my epic journey to Staines. I made a friend on the train from Waterloo. She was called Anoushka and I was much more interesting than lunch, apparently. She also thought ( Read more... )

It is very VERY cold this morning ( Read more... )

Have been up to CHQ to return the 1920s uniforms today. Also got some more reward stickers for the Brownie Pack & noted someone has killed the card machines in the shop dead again... Oh, and yet more Guiding tat is appearing: I think there's now an apron ( Read more... )

This morning I was very VERY restrained and did not open my stocking presents (thank you Nicola) when I awoke at quarter to five. I went back to sleep for a bit and then opened them a little after seven. I have (amongst other things) glowrings and fingerpuppets (a giraffe and a snowy owl) to play with. Does life get any finer ( Read more... )

I have just been watching Carols from Kings with carolynp. Well, not technically ACTUALLY with her, owing to Lancs and London being a bit far apart, but we were texting throughout, so it felt as if I was watching with her. Although I was unable to pass the tissues at Away in a Manger.

( When like stars his children crowned All in white shall wait around )