25.12.07
World at Christmas
Hey it’s that magic time of year again. Yup I get a day or two off work for no really good reason but I’m not going to turn my nose up at that.
I had a quiet morning after being woken up by Ana phoning to tell me Happy Christmas.
Just finished cutting up food ready to be cooked and I’ll be off to pick K and her mum up later so I can cook for a change.
Phoned my folks and said hello. Phoned my brother twice and been engaged once and not answering the next. Might get to chat to them later.
Will send texts to a few too later.
The rest of the morning has been spent watching telly. There’s been some interesting stuff on. I started by streaming the James May programme about his sisters’ toys. Rather an odd idea for a show but he’s a genial host and there was some heavy duty nostalgia involved. Worth a look on the iPlayer.
The major channels have been doing some odd stuff. Channel 4 worked their way into Christmas Day by showing a horror fillum. Beeb 1 had a morning worship type wotsit on. But the most interesting and too my mind the most appropriate channel has been UKTV History. I turned it on and they had an episode of “The World at War” on. Particularly this episode was about Holland during the 2nd WW.
Now that’s what I call good programming.
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Had K and ma round for dinner and a very nice one it turned out to be if I do say so myself. I do like cooking a good roast.
Later on had the usual crowd round. IE P&C&D. Clurb got the fire going. P played Mario Galaxy for a bit. D turned up and we played a couple of board games. And drank some beer. A pleasant way to finish the day.
Oh yes pressies. I now have 2 copies of The Jungle Book, the 2 disc and the 3 disc versions. A poor quality soft-core fillum from the recesses of the Plumpton-Bear’s attic, a board game also from there, and a calendar. Clurb was mightily impressed with a couple’o books and that.
Nice.