That glow is no star

We have had another wonderful Christmas Day, and still have lots of parcels to open tomorrow. We try to extend our celebration over at least two days, one of our little personal traditions.

As expected, we’ve eaten too much, but did show willing and go for a second walk this evening. Dinner was a mega affair, though I was careful not to overload Hubby’s plate, and
he had a little of a lot of different things. I decided against putting gammon on the plate as there was just so much else!!!
This was my dinner with loads of veg (taken with flash and without)

and this is our leftovers (that’s a whole chicken breast on the right hand plate)
With the gammon I have in the fridge and all the other bits and pieces, we shall be OK for the next two days as all I have to do is make mash potato to go with the veg and fry it up. Pictures of our bubble and squeak tomorrow folks!

I’ve already mentioned my reaction to Hubby’s slivovitz, and it took a while for my lips to feel like they belonged to me again and for the weird sensation in my mouth to diminish.
Like the new SWMBO?
I had been looking forward to my glass of white sparkling wine with my dinner, and that had been in the fridge since yesterday.
As I munched and sipped, the memories came flooding back, the inner glow started, and I was soon very warm of face and red of cheeks.
I don’t drink because I can’t handle it, and when we were in Amsterdam in 1991 I fell off my bar stool after just two glasses (not even a half pint) of Dutch beer.
In years gone by, this happy glow would lead to me closing my eyes and nodding off for at least an hour.
This was me working on my laptop yesterday evening after speaking with my brother and the family in NZ. Don’t Barney, Kizzy and Maggie look festive!
This was me today after lunch with the new bear. Yes, those cheeks are very pink and shiny. Hubby said he could feel the heat from the other side of the room.

Our neighbour came in for an hour this afternoon which was really nice. She loved her box of handmade cards, and gave us a hamper with loads of goodies in it, including a musical house containing shortbread. It had a clockwork winder and plays Deck the Halls. Fabulous!! Hubby has bought me the latest David Baldacci book. I read a lot of his stuff years ago and intend to read more next year. He also bought me a battery operated can opener as I’ve been struggling with our usual one because of my hands, a Suduku book (I also got him one, but they are not the same!!) and the above bear.

We watched a couple of films on Youtube, one of which was very 70s and naff. It was hysterical to watch people ‘dying’ before they’d got shot, or falling down before the bombs went off. It wasn’t a timing delay on the film either! Oh those were the days!!

Our candles have been burning all day so our departed loved ones have not been forgotten. Time for bed now. Tomorrow will see our second day of festivities and overindulgence.
Love Christmas!!

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