Happy New Year!

Hello Blog,
we  have  a blank page, a new year!

 We are still in the Christmas season, Matthew and Marie and Matthew Alexander are on their way here as I type. :-) we have had a lovely Christmas season.

We had a party for students which was fun. We had a party for our friends, and we got lovely feedback from everyone. I think people are surprised that we encourage them to share poetry ,songs, readings, tell stories. Yet when people experience it, they love it.

They also love a real tree, and home cooking, makes people feel cared for.

We also had a three day event. here over Christmas, Christmas eve,tea and cakes for the Phil's then drinks and nibbles later when Andrew joined in.

Christmas Day we did the lunch for Phil and the boys too, It was lovely , especially to be here in our own place.Lots of food wine, games readings,all good fun.

St Steven's Day, Brunch and crosswords ,then Andrew left for Warwick. The Phil's and John had a siesta and I went for a walk, Then we had a Racklette lunch, more crosswords, supper of leftovers from Christmas, and we finished off with a Christmas West Wing.

27th the Phil's came in for brunch again, Philip was not feeling to great with a bad cold and sore throat, we gave him a big case so he could get all his gifts back to Salford and he took a taxi,thank goodness.

Phil left for Richard and Doreen's and we had very long siesta and light supper and an early night.

Gary and Wendy did not come in the end but it was ok.We needed the time to recover from Christmas.

We had no plans for Hogmanay except the two of us having a quiet night, but Phil had no plans so we invited him over, and he said yes, but that he would need to leave on the 10.30 train back to Manchester.

I was keen to go out as I was a bit fed up with dishes.

Then Andrew and Lucy decided to join us so we made a merry party.

I had my haid cut, and a facial and it was really nice to do some hings for myself.

We all met at the Phil and had a drink, then to Host for a lovely meal. Taxi to Lime Street to see Phil off, then back to Ullet for "The bells" we read up about Hogmanay and that caused a fair bit of discussion, the the bells, Happy New Year, food champagne, first footed the neighbours, dancing, more wine, very late bed.
January 1st was a beautiful day, we both went for a walk and the park was lovely.

More baking more preparations for M&M  NICE MOVIES AND WEST WINGS, I am enjoying A Casual Vacancey although there are no nice people in it so far,


Love you pa, had a few wee greets over the season ,but doing Ok really xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx