Bits and bobs; and where did this pop up from?

Ernie Mayıs 31, 2022

You know the more I read your responses yesterday agreeing with me about how much work it is for such a short period of time, the more I am determined to so something different next Christmas. No idea what yet, but I am also going to have a Christmas break. I put my oven onto self clean for three hours on Boxing Day, and I am still going to have to scrub it down {{{SIGH}}} The full pound of bacon I put on the turkey made a heck of a mess....so more work there. So maybe next year we'll just have cold meat, salad and sandwiches...pretend we are in Australia and its too hot to cook!!

I forgot to show you my new Christmas ornaments this year. The first one is a Waterford Crystal one there is a better picture of it on the link. It's number 2792/5000, and my mother got it for me. Its nice but I prefer my Wedgewood one.

My mother also sent me this beautiful Wedgwood one, I can't find one on the Wedgwood site for a better photo.

Finally the kids got me this Wedgwood one, and it is on this site

Needless to say I was very pleased to receive them. I now have five Wedgwood ornaments and they are front and centre on the Christmas tree.

For the first time in many, many years we were not all up at the crack of dawn to go Boxing Day shopping. Neither me nor dh really wanted anything and so the kids went out mid morning and were back by 3pm with only a couple of things each. Me and dh went up to Chapters and Michaels and I got my Christmas cards for next year at Chapters, and picked up my Christmas crackers for next year at Michaels.

We had a full range of weather on Boxing Day, from rain, snow, freezing rain and fog. It got rid of a bit of snow, but made everything slippery. At least with it raining, it was a bit warmer. Both kids went back home on Boxing Day night, and dd took Olive with her. She never left dd bedroom the whole time she was here, however she did come out of under the bed so that was good. Meanwhile Molly has got over the excitement of having a house full of people and is flaked out in front of the fire!!!

Finally, for some reason this song popped up in my head and I can't get rid of it....LOL, and I have no idea where it came from???