A potato too far...

Playlist

King Crimson - Red

Various - The Best Xmas EP in the World...Ever!

Various - Milano Jukebox 2010

Pink Floyd -Echoes

Various - Twenty Seven 2010 Releases on Shuffleplay

Abba - Abba Gold

A very Merry Xmas to all her readers from Meg the Black Cat...

Up at six again, having woken at five - it was Xmas day after all...

Last minute compiling of my annual CD gift to Anne of tracks she may like from this year...

Blue skies and not so cold and, notwithstanding the very late start to our present purchasing, we managed to keep the traditions alive...

A slap up breakfast was prepared by the Exec Producer...

Followed of course by the scoffing of chocolate money by your correspondent...

Meg the Black Cat enjoyed playing with the tin foil wrappers...

A good telecon with Dr Prog - circumstances have curtailed our meetings, which will resume in the New Year...

I have told him not to buy his ticket yet for High Voltage 2011...

"Singing in the Rain" was enjoyed, a few wee tears were shed - for no particular reason that I could fathom...

Preparations were undertaken for tomorrow's overnighting by sister Pam...

"Polar Express" was not enjoyed - seemed to be all about "look at this great piece of animation we can do with our supercomputers" - seldom have I seen such unattractive children in a children's film...

Strange..

Off out to Loanhead for 3:30 to have Xmas dinner with mum and Pam - your correspondent was on meal preparation duty, with the Exec Producer helping out on mash and Pam having pre-prepared turkey yesterday...

A pop in visit from old chum Debbie - whom I always think of as a very young person indeed, given that I have known her since she was born...

Despite my best attempts, we had twice as much food as that required - such is usually the way at Xmas...

All in all, my triple potato menu (mash, roast and croquettes) might have been a potato too far...

Parsnips and sprouts, however, were not missed...

My attempts were sandwiched by Mum's home made prawn cocktail which went down a treat - and the similarly appreciated huge festive berry cheesecake transported to the venue in the Cloudland Blue mobile...

All in all though, with Pam in kind of enforced relax mode, it was a quiet Xmas - an hour long Corrie was enjoyed along with a "Still Game Xmas Special" on DVD...

..and, with Pam tired after a long day, we left around 9:30 but will see her again tomorrow for Boxing Day celebrations at sister/brother-in-law Jane & Bobby's...

Back home to a good but not great "Dr Who" Xmas Special followed by the new, disappointing, comedy show from Matt Lucas and David Walliams - I fell asleep halfway through...

To bed with the best of 2010...

Highlight of the Day : Being Xmas Day...