Managed to get the Suffolk bits of the family here together for the belated Boxing Day meal last Friday. None of us were running at 100% but at least the food has all been eaten. Youngest Daughter and Eldest Granddaughter had to be away before tea-time as EG was due at her Daddies house for the weekend. Brother-in-Law couldn't stay either so just 5 for tea but many of the food things I didn't want to get stuck with here (the chocolate yule log - much too sweet for me now and a box of chocolate biscuits ditto) went off with family. ( I've put a list of family abbreviations in a column over on the right to save me having to write in full from now on)
Lots of the car-boot sale Christmas Crackers got used - a mixed lot of other people's chuck-outs with all sorts of different things inside and still some left for next Christmas too.
I had some books from the wish-list for Christmas presents which was lovely and some random things too which have gone in the charity shop bag already (makes me sound ungrateful but....) Also had a box of chocolates from someone in the family who didn't know I no longer eat them. They will go in the Foodbank collection.
This pretty little jug from my sister had Muscari/Grape Hyacinth bulbs in and coir discs - the bulbs were meant to be planted in the jug, but I thought the bulbs would do better outside and popped the jug in the dishwasher. It was only when it came out that I discovered what it said on the base!
Why? I wondered and filled it up with water and it doesn't leak or seep, it's glazed inside and out and looks like a proper serviceable jug. Very odd.
The three children all clubbed together for my present and that's special and deserves a post of it's own.
And Onwards...........
The 2024 diary has been filled in with all the things that I know are happening........ dentist appointment, all the birthdays, a summer holiday and what days the library van visits and which bins are due to be emptied on which Wednesdays - I live an exciting life!
Not much in the diary to do outside of home in January although I came across details of a Jumble Sale at the end of the month. There's the Keep Moving Group of course but otherwise I'm mainly hibernating with a list of stuff to get done in the next week or so..............
Must put the Christmas tree and decorations away before the 6th
Make a batch of pastry cases
Make focaccia bread
and a spiced fruit loaf
Get some books off to ziffit
Sort the grandchildren toys and clear out those they have grown out of
Clear up the huge heaps of leaves that have gathered out the front near the porch as soon as it's dry enough (seems as if there hasn't been a completely dry day for weeks!)
Finish emptying the water-butt in the greenhouse
Sort out last years paperwork and file or chuck.
It's annoying that the swimming pool has altered the sessions with so few that are a decent time for me to get to. Certainly couldn't make it for a 7.30 or 8.30 a.m swim! And evening swims don't appeal either. I've not been for various reasons since October and missing it.
Thank you to everyone for Happy New Year wishes.
Back Tomorrow
Sue
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