Xmas again

Mmmmm. Nice day. which I suppose christmas day should be. Early-ish start. Bit of silly xmas music, coffee, orange juice, fruit and yoghurt for breakfast (and a little bit of last night's chocolate), prepped the veg, and about half twelve, we went out for a walk. Turned out to be a long walk cross Kew bridge, along to Chiswick Bridge and back. Have realised just how close we are here to some lovely riverside pubs, some MENTAL architecture and some of the biggest houses (with the ugliest cars) in London. Saw lots of birds on the walk - cormorants and herons doing their thing on the Thames, a few robins and wrens hopping around. Got back and on the tree outside my window was a wren - never seen one of them on the tree before, and you'd remember really coz you don't see them much full stop. Anyway, started watching the alternative Queen's speech, got bored, so watched the real thing and also got bored, so started getting dinner ready. Smoked Salmon, rye bread, sour cream with dill and lemon and chrain (horseradish and beetroot). Very good. Phone call from JD - can't help but gloat slightly at happy memories of the carvery at the Trumpet: the world's biggest turkey with sliceable gravy which you need as it's so dry, gritty christmas pud, yum. While we had roast spuds, roast parsnips with maple syrup, carrots in orange juice, stirfried sprouts, homemade cranberry and orange relish, and a lovely chicken with proper gravy (with the remains of the morning's champagne in it). Was going to make chocolate puddings, but we ate so late, and there was the FANTASTIC cheese from Mortimers, and the great slab of chocolate Tim brought with him, so the fridge is now fuller than it was this morning with leftovers and stuff. Telly, presents (book on chocolate cooking from katie, books on words from Tim and a tenner and a really rather ugly necklace from Ma), lots of wind breaking, League of Gents xmas special, made stock from the chicken, and now bed.

Will update this tomorrow when i've got naff all else to do.

Ho ho ho