Christmas day: After staying up till 2am watching track Santa, we had a quiet start to the day. We got up & had bubbly around 09.30. After opening the presents (Lou liked her pony) we called the rellies. Also called Lynda & Pete in Shetlands. They had been up since 6 to watch fire-barrel rolling (barrel filled with tar & kindling). It seems like it was an excuse to drink. They'd had a fried breakfast and were doing the same thing on Boxing day. Lynda thought I'd bought Lou a real pony and wondered if we were going to keep it in the garden.

We went over to the First & Last for a pint. Watched a bloke lose his brand new helicopter toy on the roof of the hairdressers. We did plan to go to the County & see Joey but we bumped into Henry & went to the Baron for a pint with him.* After 3 or 4 pints, wer ran away as, had we stayed, we wouldn't have been eating.

Lou said the guineafowl was tasty. My lentil roast didn't quite set (forgot to get eggs) but was tasty.

* Interestingly the Baron of Beef were doing food and a lot of people (tourists?) were having sunday roasts.