A quiet Christmas

Yesterday was a quiet day. After some Christmases we’ve had that is no bad thing. We did all the usual things. I watched “Wallace & Gromitt” in the morning. In the afternoon we watched “Jungle Book”. I’m not sure if I didn’t prefer the old cartoon version but at least they kept some of the best songs in such as “Bare/Bear Necessities”. The animations of the animals were good.

Throughout the day we overindulged. Firstly, in my case, in chocolates – the Fox is not a great lover of chocolates but he makes sure I’m well supplied for the season. We enjoyed our pâté. Then later we enjoyed our turkey washed down with a beautiful bottle of Chablis. We even had some soft French cheese to complete the meal. Come the evening we opened a bottle of champagne & remembered a time (& the friend involved) when we drank numerous bottles of champers. These days it’s a rare treat.

We never ventured out of the house except to get things from the freezer. Today we will be going out. Boxing Day in recent years has been spent at the golf club. However, this year they’ve decided to stay shut. They reckon they haven’t taken enough in recent years to even cover the cost of wages. We don’t like going to the pub on Boxing Day as it is usually heaving as everyone wants to get away from their homes & ease tension within families. Fortunately some friends have invited us around for part of the day so we will have some break from the house. The weather certainly isn’t conducive to a Christmas stroll. It’s just damp & grey. That’s about usual.