very brief update:
\n1. gifts received for Christmas:
\n– money
\n– lovely bath robe (from AW)
\n– MVC vouchers
\n– books
\n– CDs
\n– clothing
\n– the inevitable chocolate
\n– wine
\n– the love of a good woman
\n– and much much more. Christmas was great.
\n2. weather report:
\n– SNOW! blimey. and it looks like our trip to Derbyshire on Saturday will be thrill-packed too.
\n3. shopping report:
\n– checked out the Oracle shopping centre in Reading yesterday and purchased warm clothing for the impending Derbyshire trip. not bad, although a bit of a trek from here.
\n– shopped in Chichester today and purchased more warm clothing in view of white stuff on the ground.
\n4. other news:
\n– nothing that major. David was over from America with his new girly Andi (short for Susan – don’t ask). good to see him again.
\n– getting ready for Derbyshire trip. stockpiling beer and wine in readiness for many nights in.
\n5. blog status:
\n– updates likely to be infrequent if not non-existent until 7th January. but watch this space – will try my best.
\n6. new year status:
\n– have a good un.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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