Mundane News

[rockyroller]

Merry Crimbles from Lamma.

is it as warm as it looks?

 

[cookiemonster]

is it as warm as it looks?

Today, yes. About 22c.

From tomorrow, about 12c tops. Going to be much colder this week.

 

[tyred]

I think I have drastically increased my likelihood of having a heart attack

 

[Reynard]

Grey and dreich here chez Casa Reynard.

I've slept in, then did the last of the kitchening this morning - ably assisted by Madam Lexi. The pork joint met with her purrsonal approval, and the girls have a good piece of it for their tea. Everything is at the "wang it in the oven stage" so I can chill for the afternoon. Santa has been, but I haven't opened anything yet. I shall be doing that shortly.

I had a lovely luncheon of wholemeal toast, my homemade smoked mackerel pate and a lovely "Finest" Pate de Bruxelles made by Mr Tesco. Plus a couple of clementines and two

 

[Reynard]

Merry Christmas from the outer reaches.
Clear sky but stormy looking and gales forecast.
Picture from happier times. Christmas day 2019. View attachment 623499

That's a fine looking trike Love the frame colour.

 

[Reynard]

SWMBO's been contacted to self-isolate (contact wasn't via her NHS job), so unless she gets a negative PCR our Christmas plans just got messed up. As she's NHS, and has been working on her Covid ward with seriously ill patients this week she can't ignore it.

PCR test duly booked for 3 minutes' time, off she goes.

Oh botheration xxx

Glad she's been a wise owl and stayed at home today tho.

 

[Reynard]

It's my mum's 80th birthday today.

And Merry Christmas to everyone else.

Happy birthday to your mum xxx

 

[Reynard]

I'm easily confused l know. Since my partner is Swedish she insists that Christmas is celebrated yesterday and so Christmas presents are under the tree, candles are lit and the smorgasbord (or smörgåsbord, as it's written in Swedish) has been prepared with all the classic dishes: Christmas ham, pork sausages an egg and anchovy mixture (gubbröra), herring salad, pickled herring, home-made liver pâté and on and on all washed down with OP Anderson "Aquavit" That was last night.
So today we are having another Christmas celebration British style but with a heavy influence from France since thats where we live. I've made the mince pies and stuffed the duck ready for roasting ....l need a sit down and a cup of strong black coffee

We have a similar dichotomy here. Christmas gets celebrated twice here chez Casa Reynard - on Christmas Eve it's Polish style with fish - herrings also included, and then today, it's British style, usually sans turkey. We have a nice lump of pig this year.

I tend to save the pressies for Christmas Day though, usually for when I've got the time to sit back and enjoy unwrapping them.

 

[Reynard]

Ah, my mum and friends have been wonderful... Just unwrapped my pressies, and I've been laughing and crying and well...

Mum gave me some readies towards the new laptop. I have a Grumpy Cat calendar with the most hilarious memes. I just adore Grumpy Cat! Also received a Cats Protection calendar which has one of my photos in it - of a lovely tortie & white cat that used to belong to a dear friend. Plus I have some motor racing programmes and a small selection of photos of the Warwick brothers.

The girls have been spoiled with loads of treats and some lovely hand made catnip toys.

What more could I want? I feel so blessed right now.

Time for a and a little smackerel of something.

 

[gbb]

Preparing for Xmas dinner, getting a couple chairs out of the loft... one slipped, fell, smacked me on my cheek....i now have a slight black eye

 

[woodbutchmaster]

Preparing for Xmas dinner, getting a couple chairs out of the loft... one slipped, fell, smacked me on my cheek....i now have a slight black eye

Sit down , have a drink of your favourite tipple and all will be well

 

[Jenkins]

Now relaxing at home folowing an exceptionally large helping or four of Christmas dinner at mum's.

 

[biggs682]

What a lovely day we have had .
I even got to do all the washing up by myself as I wanted to

 

[rockyroller]

I think I have drastically increased my likelihood of having a heart attack

wonder if you can get those arteries brushed out, like so much dryer vent ducting

 

[rockyroller]

Preparing for Xmas dinner, getting a couple chairs out of the loft... one slipped, fell, smacked me on my cheek....i now have a slight black eye

wonder how the emergency rooms are doing today. I sliced my hand on some thin aluminum dryer vent ducting. not going in, got it wrapped up