A lovely Christmas

We have just had a very happy and traditional Christmas Day with Ally. Also Tom and Floof of course, and I popped over to Uddingston morning and evening to feed Skye and Harris while Davie and Chanel are in Liverpool and then Warrington. We started by opening our Santa presents in bed; Ally seemed delighted with his gifts and we wear very happy with the thoughtful present that Santa had brought for us. Santa’s handwriting on our gifts was strangely similar to Cat’s handwriting! Forrest and family arrived in the morning and we had a good chat and exchanged presents. Meanwhile, the turkey was cooking and filling the house with delicious smells and soon it was time to watch the King’s speech on television at 3 p.m. Then came the main event, Christmas dinner. The turkey, I am told, was well cooked and moist, and all the accompaniments turned out well. However, in an embarrassing faux pas I totally forgot to cook the Brussels sprouts, which we did not discover until after we had finished eating when Alasdair casually asked where they were! Oh well, they can be cooked and consumed over the next few days with the leftover turkey. After we cleared up it was time for me to try out my Christmas gift from James, an ice plunge pool! James and Ally had very kindly constructed it in the garden for me earlier. I managed to get right in on my second attempt, and oh boy was it cold; the thermometer said 4 degrees C. When I exited the tub my skin felt like it was on fire! We spent the whole evening in the lounge chatting, with Christmas music playing and the cats coming and going. What a lovely Christmas we have had.