We spent Christmas Eve navigating the shops at Drake Circus in Plymouth to find a couple of last minute gifts (and a UK-AU adaptor plug – why did I think that my AU-Europe one would work in the UK??) Lush is just as fabulous here as it is at home (although filled with about 40 people. Way too many for that small shop!) I had my first encounter with the fabulous Marks & Spencer, finding some socks for R. We didn’t have much time, so I didn’t get a chance to plunder the ladieswear, but the brief glance as I ran past looked intriguing!
We battled the traffic to race home to have an amazingly huge Christmas lunch with Aunty Judy’s friend and next-door-neighbour, Di and her friend Else, who cooked up a traditional Xmas dinner with all the trimmings -starting with smoked salmon hors d’ouevres, turkey with TWO stuffingses, vegies, gravy, bread sauce (??), bacon rolls and sausages, followed by Christmas pud (flambee’d of course) and then some local cheeses and fruit. Woaahh. We took the Westie terriers out for an evening walk as the sun set (at 4.30pm!) and then all passed out on the couches.
Tomorrow we’ll be having our third installment of Christmas lunch with some cousins I’ve not met yet!
Have a merry Christmas, or a happy Hanukkah, or season’s greetings to you. Have a lovely day, and I hope you have your family and/or friends around you.
Two Weeks Away 
Feel so “homesick” reading this! I prefered Debenhams for ladieswear but M&S was amazing for food, underwear and various other things. 🙂 Tried to explain bread sauce to Andrew the other day. My explanation provoked an “ew”…which is kind of how I feel about the stuff anyway!
Yeah it looked a bit strange! I’ll definitely take a look at Debenham’s 🙂