Very belated post - Pre christmas prequel

I'm sat here enjoying doing nothing... Christmas will happen - I have presents for the girls who are the most important people this year.. ( probably every year to be honest) and almost have food - Dr Fred has gone to his mums and its peaceful - a lull before I hit the madness of Leeds and a very noisy house with excited children.

I've made, posted, or delivered a large number of Christmas cards - quite a feat given I hadn't even got paper organised let alone an idea 2 weeks ago - the traditional cake - which we always forget about and so lasts us well into july - is iced and technically it is all systems go! So yes a quiet blob in front of seasonal tv - fire lit and tree lights flickering - i'll probably be asleep in half an hour!

Presents wrapped, bags packed, all that is left is a christmas food shop and that just requires a deep breath and nerves of steel to battle the supermarket - keep calm and spend spend spend...

I have even done home made chocolate truffles as little tasty treats for those people I fleetingly see but wish I saw more of - trouble is they are quite delicious and I keep tasting them so I'm not sure how many will be left this time tomorrow!

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Scotland part 2

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