We got back from Mauritius on 17th December and busied ourselves getting our house decorated for Christmas. A brief review is on my other blog *HERE*
Both sons had a virus over Christmas but we still managed to make the best of things - lots of good food in the form of roast dinner with turkey crown for the men, roast chestnuts for me. We made tons of bubble and squeak (ref for overseas bloggers this is left over roast potatoes and boiled brussel sprouts chopped and shaped into patties to fry for breakfast, freezable, a lot of people in the UK enjoy this as a way to use up roast dinner veggie leftovers). We watched a lot of tv: I laughed a lot watching Amandaland on BBC. We had too much food and too few people (due to illness, everyone we know seems to have this flu type virus), never-ending pre recorded tv programmes like Ted, Back to the Future and Fantastic Beasts that we had not previously had time to catch up on .
On Christmas morning I went to our Baptist church. We had a good sing song! It was good to see old friends there too. We sang the 12 days of Christmas, divided into groups we jumped up to sing our allocated verse and sat back down fast in between. There was a lot of laughter! Brief video of the moment below
video currently uploading - come back later!
We visited the allotment on Boxing Day and laid woodchip as a weed suppressant and mulch. My plot neighbour was planting strawberries and gave me some - I gave him some of my pink garlic.
Over the last few weeks I went swimming almost every other day and completed 50 lengths on some visits. We are lucky to have an olympic size pool in our town, heated and, best of all, empty! only 3 people in there on average - no doubt it will be busier in the New Year with new memberships and the resolutions/good intentions of many!
Currently watching a teally good thriller,: The Beast in Me on Netflix and just about to start reading a new library book.
I was also gifted this book from one of my brothers - the gardener - its called Teaming with Microbes and is all about decomposing matter and generating micro-organisms to create the best organic soil. I will continue to manage my plot the organic way, I have never needed pesticides on my plot, companion planting and coffee filter waste for slugs has been helpful. Most unwanted pests get eaten by something bigger eventually and it all works out.
Im writing this post on New Years Eve. wishing everyone who I blog with a happy. Healthy New Year 2026.
I decided not to make New Year resolutions other than to value every minute of life on this planet and not waste any opportunities for magic moments!
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