Christmas

Well Christmas Day is over-we are both knackered- we had lots of fun and hard work in the run up to it though!
We were making quiches and finishing the cakes at 10.30pm on Christmas Eve-enjoying the mulled wine with our friends who had called by, followed by some nice bubbly stuff!
I did manage to get my special stuffing done as well-it was beautiful-layers of sage and onion, followed by leeks and sausagemeat, layers of cranberry and all wrapped up in bacon and cooked slowly until it was crispy-the smell was to die for!
That could be why it all took so long mind!
Our little grandson Callum came round on Christmas morning to see us, Father Christmas had been very good to him and bought him lots of toys.

There were 6 of us for dinner , then all the family came for tea--we all sat around after stuffing ourselves with lots of food and drinks watching TV until it was time for the launching of the Chinese floating lanterns-it was great fun-we had one near miss with next doors shed almost getting it though-lots of ooohhhs and aaahhhhs from everyone as the first one left the ground and floated off into the night!
We are having a lazy day today--just grazing on the food that was left over and maybe opening some of the lovely chocolates we had-- weight watchers here we come in the new year!