Rainy days and Mondays
Monday, December 24, 2012 at 9:55AM
Christmas Eve and we have a date with a turkey – or rather, with the lady who holds the key to the cold store at our local supermarket.
We checked the opening times last night and discovered that unlike some of the stores who were going to open at midnight, Waitrose was leaving it till 7am. Did we really need to go that early? Well, old habits stay with us and bearing in mind the scrum that was there on Saturday, we decided to bite the bullet and just go and get it over with.
But a wilder and wetter morning was seldom seen and the queue was one of the most ill tempered bunches of people I’ve come across. Quite what happened to peace and goodwill, seasonal spirit or plain old good manners, I have no idea.
Thankfully, back at home, we have plenty of sweetness.
I’m going to spend the day working on my December Daily journal, counting my blessings and feeling thankful for family and friends.
With all good wishes for a very Happy Christmas!
Gloucestershire, friends, home, life
Reader Comments (2)
Hi Gill, I hope your normal good humour has returned now. Is that first picture one of your creations? It's lovely anyway. When you have finished your journal how about making a little video of the pages to show us? I'll try and do the same when mine is done in the new year,
Please let us know how the turkey cooking goes on Christmas Day. I imagine it's soon time to leave the bird out to come to room temperature per Delia's instructions ;-)
Here on the Philly side of the Pond, we're getting ready to welcome our local family for a Chinese food Christmas Eve dinner. Tomorrow, the tradition is Christmas dinner at a friend's house. All I have to do is bring mashed sweet potatoes --- something I can handle without having a panic attack like the ones engendered by my yearly meeting with our Thanksgiving turkey.
Best wishes to all for a happy Christmas and a healthy, happy and peaceful 2013,
Suzanne