Christmas Eve

The good news is that I don't need more antibiotics. I have to finish the current course and then it is a case of continuing to take it easy until fully recovered. I also managed to finish off my shopping yesterday. I bought more foodie treats than I usually do but thought it was unlikely I'd summon up the energy to do any baking, and although I could ask my sister, she is not well either so it would be unfair. I've been too tired to do it so far so have taken the easy option and treated myself. With the shopping finished I'm all ready, which is just as well because my Christmas starts today!

My original plan was to play carols in a hospital on Christmas Day morning. The hospital is about 80 minutes drive away so playing for a couple of hours and then drinks and nibbles at the conductor's home before a long drive home prompted me to rethink when to have my Christmas meal. I knew I wouldn't want to cook after a busy morning and a long drive so I decided to have my roast turkey meal on Christmas Eve and have cold turkey with bubble & squeak when I got home on Christmas Day. Of course, that's all changed now but even though I have cancelled the playing in hospital part, I am sticking to my plan for the meals so ...

... 5pm this afternoon is when the celebrations start. By that time I will have cooked my meal and be ready to settle in front of the TV to eat roast turkey with all the trimmings as I watch 'Carols from King's', definitely a must see at Christmas. Throughout the day I will do my own version of the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod. I have plenty of books to choose from but am most likely to start reading 'A Keeper' by Graham Norton. I will pause in my reading to watch the final part of the BBC's A Christmas Carol; I watched the first two episodes yesterday and, although the original story will always be my favourite, I enjoyed this re-imagined version of the story ... many thanks to Carole for prompting me to watch it. Has anyone else seen it and if so, what did you think of it?

I won't open any gifts until late afternoon tomorrow, after I have finished listening to The Nation's Favourite Carol on Classic FM. It's been O Holy Night for the last three years so it'll be interesting to see this year's result ... will Silent Night win back the number one slot? As for the rest of Christmas Day I haven't made any new plans to replace the cancelled morning arrangements. I will phone Little Miss C to wish her a happy birthday, and then it'll be a day of reading, TV,  and radio and just taking things easy.

I'm unlikely to post anything tomorrow so I will take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope you all have a lovely time however you choose to celebrate the day.