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Karmacat

That sounds lovely! To be honest, Christmas Day itself was just okay - a tradition I have, for instance, is to go for an hour's walk on Christmas Day, because my mum's asleep, and to be sat watching tv all day, including hours by myself, would be awful. The walk goes through fields and I have a view of the pine forest where the red squirrels live, so it *is* pretty good!

Boxing Day was absolutely fantastic - my brother, his adult kids and their partners/wives, and his little grandchild (about your DD's age, I think). Proper slap up Christmas meal, it was great. And a more distant family visit the next day, people who phoned on the off chance and it was do-able.

starnac

sounds lovely KC.

We had Christmas dinner in our own house this year. We've always either gone to my parents or the in laws (depending which part of the country we're living in ) but this year we decided to do it ourselves. Didn't work out exactly as we wanted as by the time we'd got back from church DD and DH were hungry but none of the veg/potatoes were ready. So we had leftovers from the buffet we'd had the night before for lunch then had our Christmas dinner in the evening. My mum was not impressed when I told her what we'd done as "Christmas dinner should be at lunchtime" but it really suited us with church and the 2 little ones so we may do it this way again [STRIKE]next[/STRIKE] this year (oops)

Pippilongstocking

Hey up chaps, sorry quiet today found a bonus day, (no work, no school?) so had our own Xmas today.

Catch you all tomorrow!

All fun and games on here loving hearing about everyone's xmasxx

Found a pile of parcels and cards in Darwin (posties secret delivery place clearly!) thank you for cards and treats sent up here you are very norty but very kind.

Amazing big family dinner, what a hoot!

Xxxxxx

urg123

I love that Darwin is your 'secret' parcel place for the posties. Nothing so exotic here!!!

Happy Belated Christmas to the stripey household!

Uniscots97

Happy new year Pippi, hope all's well up north

Keiss_21

Hope you had a lovely Xmas together Pippi....you'll have needed the time to relax and recover from your trip north!

starnac

yay to Darwin looking after all the parcels and post while you were gone. Well done Darwin

Uniscots97

Pippi, do you still rent out Darwin? A colleague of mine is looking to visit the island in the spring

Pippilongstocking

unixgirluk wrote: »

Pippi, do you still rent out Darwin? A colleague of mine is looking to visit the island in the spring

I don't normally - he's getting a fair bit of work done but if its possible for me to help them, then put them in touch - depends on his 'status' by then - if not I now a pal who might be able to help.:j Happy new year to you too!:j

starnac wrote: »

yay to Darwin looking after all the parcels and post while you were gone. Well done Darwin

I'll leave the explitives that follow the fact that he's done nowt else all year!!!! He's a very clever boy of course!:D

Urg - he's looking tired but happy and a cool post box! Bletated happy festives to you too

Keiss_21 wrote: »

Hope you had a lovely Xmas together Pippi....you'll have needed the time to relax and recover from your trip north!

What fun we had! Indeed!

Ok late morning to all - I'm having ridiculus internet problems!

First day of work - computer being pesky! Hope you're all good:A

Pippilongstocking

PAD to Captain - £200
PAD to Lucifer - £50

(If I would stop spending on them they might go down sooner - lol!)