Dosa fun

I love it when I get to try something new. And today I tried somefood new! It was our Chiro’s Christmas Meal. Bit late I know. It was lovely to get all the therapists who work out of the clinic together. We went to Namaste, a local Indian Restaurant. I had a Dosa…

I’m going to be honest, I’d never heard of it before. It sounded intriguing so I thought I’d give it a whirl. It’s a crepe filled with masala spiced cheese mashed potato. It was kinda weird. It was kinda wonderful. I liked it, but couldn’t tell you why. I’d have it again, but definitely needed a side salad or something. It was a bit heavy.

We had a right laugh as we did a bit of a Secret Santa by bringing a naff present. Then drew names to see who got it. I ended up with 3 hyacinth bulbs. I was chuffed! In fact, everyone was pleased with the gift they got. Spooky! Just goes to show how what seems naff to one person is appreciated by someone else.

Monopoly

It’s been a long time since I played Monopoly at Christmas. This was Christmas Monopoly too. Cue double entendres about Santa’s Sack and jokes about sprouts.

So many laughs tonight. Most commonly used phrase ‘where am I?!’ as the pieces were a bit small and very different.

The writing on the cards was very small too. Wish I’d taken my glasses. When did the writing get so small?!

Christmastide

The light of the world seemed a bit distant today. As was one of my headlights it seems. I’ll add that to my list of things to do. Wasn’t sure where I’d get that changed today.

It was very grey, cloudy and murky. At least there was a glimmer of joy as I got to watch Norwich win at Carrow Road.

It was a rather eery watching the mist descend over the ground. It was also blinking cold. I wished I’d double socked as my feet were very cold!

Christmas Cheer

This little face has brought some much needed Christmas Cheer to Chez Langley. He was very excited about going to the yard to muck out first thing.

Then he went for a lovely walk. Before heading home to open presents. Can’t say he’s totally got the hang of presents. Like a small child, he was more interested in the wrapping paper than the gifts. But he loved the toys and treats he was given. He was spoilt that’s for sure.

Buddy and the kittens got their fair share of gifts too. Buddy got carrots and parsnips. The kittens got Sheba. And I had my non-conventional Christmas dinner.

Whatever you’ve been up to today, I hope you’ve had a wonderful time. Merry Christmas one and all.

Finger food

Well I battled my way through the crowd. I survived Aldi and Tescos. I succeeded in my quest to buy enough finger food to keep me going!

I am ready for the festivities. Or the time of the year where I get to ‘eat my body weight in finger food’ as I prefer to call it.

Christmas isn’t my favourite time of the year for so many reasons. This year has been a really tough one. But finger food is my favourite part of it all. I have voluvents. I have filo prawns. I have cheese bites. I have spring rolls. I have a full freezer.

I had my first plate after my ride while watching the show jumping from Olympia Not Olympia. Well once my fingers had thawed out. It was a tad fresh out there! Can’t eat finger food with frozen fingers.

Party animal

Bert had a busy day today. After meeting the yard dog, he had a quick trip back to see his Mum, Dad and Brother. It was so touching seeing his Mum’s reaction. She was very happy to see him. But put him in his place too when he needed it. He had lots of zoomies with his brother too.

Tonight he had even more zoomies with his new friend Jester at his first Christmas Party. I wish I’d taken some video of them chasing each other round the dining room table. Hours of fun! He will sleep well tonight, that’s for sure.

He’s brought so much joy to my life already. And everyone else’s given the impact me made at the party tonight. It seems he’s quite the Party Animal.

Icey

Well this wasn’t quite what I expected to see when I arrived in Birmingham that’s for sure. Neither was I expecting to have to de-ice my car this morning before I set off. Conference is later this year so we’ve hit the Christmas run up.

This sings Christmas songs when you press the button. Now I’ve fallen foul of these things before. You know the ones where you innocently press the button and it’s so loud everyone looks at you. Or it goes on forever. So as much as I wanted to press the button. I resisted and let someone else do it.

It was very cheery indeed!

Gift ideas

Today hasn’t been my best. I had a mini-meltdown in B&M of all places. Who knew that was THE place to go on a Sunday morning?! It was packed. Thought I’d get most of the last minute things I needed for Conference in there. I was wrong, So ended up in Morrisons and Card Factory too. That took much longer than I’d planned so put me behind.

This did made me smile though. Not sure if it’s inspired or sad. I mean, I love crisps. But not sure I want a box as a Christmas present. Of course, if anyone does want to buy me one, I won’t say no…

Bladder control

OK, I’m going to say it. It’s too early for Christmas! Thought I’d treat myself to a mocha on my way back from my Dad’s. I regretted it when I was stuck in traffic and needed to pee. Luckily, I’ve done a lot of riding and Pilates, so have a strong pelvic floor.

By the time I neared Stanstead, the full bladder has shifted from ‘mild discomfort’ to ‘OMG I’m going to wet myself’. While queuing for the services exit, I had to laugh as a lorry pulled alongside with two portaloos on the back. Someone up there has a sense of humour. Made me think of my Mum. As a child, she’d rarely let me pass a toilet. Just in case…

By now I was up to ‘it really hurts! So drove into the services with the speed of a Formula 1 driver heading to the pits!! Lewis Hamilton would have been proud! And trotted to the loo.

Talk about relief. But then I did relieve myself. Made me wonder why we say that. And it’s still too early for a Christmas cup…

Bonuses

Check out my stunning amaryllis. It’s got a bonus baby too, so I will have more stunning flowers. My amaryllis from last year is getting ready to bloom too. What a wonderful sight. And a wonderful Christmas present. For the past few years, my friend Jan has given me one. They seem to love this sunny spot.

Wish I could say the same about all of my plants. I was woken up by a loud thud this morning. It seemed one of the kittens had knocked a plant over in the conservatory. There was soil all over the place, in their bowl and on the mats.

So out came the hoover. And off went the kittens. Glaring at me through the doors in the rain.

As the hoover was out, I did the rest of the house. Then washed their bowls. Before feeding them (and me). All before coffee. An interesting way to start the day.