Saturday, December 26, 2020

You can't beat Xmas-esque...

Playlist
Max Richter - Out of the Dark Room
Brian Eno - Film Music 1976-2020
Various Artists - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection Top 100 of 2020 Vol 4
Cloudland Blue Quartet - Twenty Twenty Vision (2020)
Various Artists - Defected Presents Most Rated 2021
Roger Waters - Us + Them [Live]
Various Artists - Twelve Inch Nineties : 90s Loaded
Michael Rother - Dreaming
Max Richter - Voices
Max Richter - The Last Days on Mars OST

Up early for another day of Xmassing...


..and working on the next project following the release of the EP yesterday...

At this point it was called "Twenty Twenty Vision", even though I have a couple of other compilations from around 20 years ago with the same name...


It took quite a bit of organising over the last few days and now it was time to start the long laborious upload...

This afternoon, post that start, Xmas continued as we picked up Anne's mum and went to Jane and Bobby's...

For Xmas...


...which included trying to get the Hearts v Ayr Utd game up on the telly from Olly's iPad (Queens were beaten 3-1 at home by Dundee and are bottom of the league)...


Gifts were exchanged - looking fwd to this flavoured gin!


This year's family calendar was enjoyed...


Top L-R: Abby, Keith, Anne, Jane, Blair
Middle L-R: Arianne, David, Mary, Bob, Maureen
Bottom L-R: Rebecca, Olly, Craig, Kitty, Murray
Granny Mary liked it, not licked it...



Bo, no doubt, texted someone about it...


Kitty was looking good in her new socks...


Rafa was also looking good...


Time for the Boxing Day meal...

Starters...

Charcuterie...


...and seafood delights...


Kitty was very helpful to her mum, delivering potatoes...



...cauliflower cheese...


...a great big pig in a blanket...


...Yorkshire puddings...


...while Jane delivered the piece de resistance, a sirloin of beef...


Olly was looking good in his hat...


...as was Kitty...


Bob carved - no doubt Olly has a pic of your correspondent on his phone...


Crackers were cracked, jokes were enjoyed and and eye patches worn...


Pudding time, a lovely chocolate roulade...


...and a trifle...


...and the wine was flowing - Diet Cokes though for your driving correspondent...


Even Jane's butter was Xmas-esque... 


...and the tree was superb, as always...


Post pudding, cheese time...


...followed by some self portraits with my favourite niece...



I had the siblings pose for next year's calendar...

They were thrilled...


Not really, eventually they cracked...


Around 8:30, Kitty was to be found trying on someone's new hat...


...and, at that point, we exited, taking Anne's mum home and then headed back to Crispycat Towers...

Xmas over, I think...

Let's see...

Highlight of the Day : Xmas at the Gourlays'

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