The festive fun continues at work. On top of the usual Xmas larks we have two residents celebrating birthdays so far this month. We have two more coming, one on New Years Eve and One on New Years Day! In my mind that is the perfect excuse for a two day bender (especially on New Years Eve!) but the guys aren't that into it and one of them is staying ( Read more... )

As has become the custom our Xmas activities at work are now well under way. We have decorated the house again (the downstairs hall and upstairs lounge at least. Having done this more or less solo last year I swore I wouldn't be doing it again this year but I still had to step in just to stop it being arsed up - including spending another solid ( Read more... )

Over the weekend the missus and I went to see the Kew Xmas lights for this year. I also took my friend Kate and the missus took her friend Ann, both of whom were celebrating their birthdays. Kate and Ann both really enjoyed the lights as did me and the missus but we both felt slightly disappointed as they did not seem to be as good as last year (or ( Read more... )

As usual for my Xmas routine I have pretty much finished my shopping (and wrapping) which leaves only writing and sending my cards and waiting for the whole bloody thing to be over. Birthdays and Geography usually combine to force my Xmas season to start in mid-November when I catch up with my friend Jacqui in Watford, her birthday being the first ( Read more... )

I finally caught up with my friend Sarah today for a much belated catch up and exchange of Xmas gifts. Sarah of course is always a pleasure but with this meeting I can also draw a more or less final close to the Xmas 2016 season which as usual for me has lasted almost exactly two months starting with my friend Jacqui's birthday back in November ( Read more... )

I had my fiend Kate and my Goddaughters down over the weekend to celebrate Christmas and my birthday. On Saturday I took them to see The Book Of Mormon musical, a show we had all been waiting to see for quite a while. I think we all found it to be genuinely impressive. Above all else it was really very funny (as I had hoped) but also had some great ( Read more... )

I've returned from Wales and returned to work since my last entry, still working towards the 'Back to normal' status I always crave at this time of year but wont quite get for at least a couple of weeks yet ( Read more... )

Just a couple of more shifts at work and then I break for Christmas. The preparations have gone well so far. Since the last update I have written/posted/distributed my Xmas cards, wrapped my presents, seen my friends Viv and Rita, attempted (and partly succedded) in arranging to meet friends both here and back in Wales (family too!). We also ( Read more... )

I think I somehow managed to avoid going to Winter Wonderland last year. The mix of over-priced Christmas market and over-priced funfair in Hyde Park is a massive draw to the learning disabled residents of Westminster and I usually end up supporting some of them to visit and have their cash vaccuumed out of their wallets. Last year I managed to ( Read more... )

I finished the third of my three planned visits to the Illuminated Walk at Kew Gardens tonight. I took my friends Viv and Rita (as their Xmas present) and I think they very much enjoyed it. I am still enjoying it even on my third visit in barely two weeks. I did manage to grab some pretty snazzy photos and even some video footage on this visit ( Read more... )