It's Christmas!!!!

Finally starting to feel like it too.  Final shopping done.  I looked at the wine racks and thought, verilly that's not enough fecking wine by half and I'm nearly out of coffee.  So, in lieu of going to the gym I wandered to the supermarket and back via our local wine shop.  Some fizz, some nice whites and I treated myself to a couple of bottles of Amoroni. Mmmm...

Got up at 9 to brine the turkey.  I've never tried this before and my isn't it a right old palava.  Still, I hope it works.  We've got 7 people, various strays stuck in Seattle for the holiday, coming tomorrow so we're giving them the full British Christmas experience.

I have a box of Roses waiting, I have mints, I have a LOT of pototoes to roast, we have sprouts, we have peas, we have cheeses, we have LOTS and LOTS of booze.  The Queen's Speech will be lined up on the Media Centre and, geeks willing, the Dr Who Christmas Special and the To The Manor Born Special will be downloaded.

We also have a tree with lots of prezzies and I've been hanging stockings.  

And, more amusingly, with the bloody turkey brining for 24 hours we've got a fridge so full I'm having to store stuff on the deck.  Fortunately it's only 4C out there.

Have a good one all.