~ I have finished my present wrapping – well, with the exception of the yet to arrive amazon delivery. Ggrrr, its frustrating. I pay for Amazon Prime which gives me free next day delivery on all eligible items (or everything…

The last two days have been like a second weekend after the first. Thinking back, it seems ages since that cold day last Saturday, freezing at Millets Farm and playing carols. Today, whilst Dad went off to a meeting at…

17:24 is getting a new TV on Friday. Managed to save the punative delivery charges by opting to go and collect… # 20:06 likes the new facebook timeline. Want it rolled out to pages and the friends news feed now……

After a weekend of Christmassy activities, this afternoon we welcomed my my mum and dad for yet more Christmassy joy. We exchanged presents over a cup of tea and a mincepie in a little, mini-Christmas – Emma and I got…

18:07 writes on the eighteenth day of advent of productiveness and carcinogenic potatoes… t.co/RFPfrkPC # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

~ a quiet, slow start to today after Lucy’s Christmas carol party last night. Okay, so carols are not that hard to play, but I think this weekend has taught me that what I lack most of all when it…

17:19 is just a bit cold now but had a very enjoyable time playing carols with @abingdonconcert band! # 18:30 writes on the seventeeth day of advent of carolling in the cold… t.co/1I5gX9ad #carols #Christmas #AbingdonConcertBand # Automatically bleated by…

I’ve missed the carols at Millets Farm for the first couple of years, first by car trouble, and last year of course by the great snow fall of 2010 – and when I say missed it, I really mean, missed…

17:55 has worked his last day of the 2011st year. Happy holidays… 🙂 # 18:27 has, on the sixteenth day of advent, reviewed the year that has been 2011: t.co/5cGt04bM #reviewoftheyear # Automatically bleated by LoudTwitter

I have now worked my my last day of 2011st year, and so it seems like a fitting moment to provide some account of the last year (although what follows was actually written a few days ago). Has it really…