Nicky and Mark are normally very early risers but whether it was the excitement of our Christmas Day yesterday, or whether it was because they were sleeping in a room which is pitch black with the shutters shut plus they were pinned to the bed by a massive tog feather duvet with a big fat fluffy throw on top, but this morning there was little movement from the Kirby's before 8.30am (Mark) and 9.30am (Nicky). We were pleased because we reckon they work so hard that they probably just really needed it and it is very satisfying to know that our visitors have a good, relaxing time when they stay with us.
When we were all up and about we had a leisurely breakfast before they packed up and set off back to Emba although we think they were calling into Lidl and Jumbo en route, the former for a turkey of some description and the latter because they were so taken by their Present Game gift they they went off in search of more bottle lights and it looks like they just might have been successful - with the bottle at least doing the job that it was designed for as a receptacle for diffusing reeds.
Mum came to lunch as it was Sunday. Fortunately it was another nice day so we didn't have to worry about her travelling. Next Sunday she is coming up and will be staying for the whole of the festive season so we spent some time trolling through the TV times to get ideas for films and TV shows that she might enjoy watching if we are confined to barracks - hopefully not as it would be good to get out and about for a little walk now and again. Lunch today was a sausage cassoulet served with crusty bread which I thought would be a nice change and warm and filling. We had some of the Lidl cheesecake left over so that finished the meal off nicely.
As we have been doing for the last couple of weeks we caught up on Sidney and the other members of the family which feature in Our Yorkshire Farm which has taken us through Winter, Spring and this week Summer and the exceptionally hot Summer that the UK experienced this year.
We are absolutely in awe of this family of two adults and nine children who restore your faith in mankind (or should that be personkind nowadays?). They make you want to be part of their family, they make you appreciate what an easy life you have when theirs is so demanding but they never seem to complain and they make John and I wish that, if we had had children, they would have turned out to be as fabulous as the likes of Reuben (John's favourite) and Sidney (my favourite).
The final episode will feature their lives in the Autumn and we will watch that next Sunday evening when Mum is all safely ensconced in her temporary home which reminds me that I need to find our her electric blanket and sort out the bedding because I am worried that the current configuration of bedding might just squash her completely as it is too heavy!! I want her to be warm and cosy but she will need to be able to get out if only to answer a call of nature!
Once we were sure that Mum was home safely we settled down to some easy viewing before retiring to bed. I eventually managed to find the two part series called Harrogate - A Very Yorkshire Christmas which was filmed last year and told the story of how the community of Harrogate pull together to raise money for the Christmas Lighting and then it follows for local business who are competing for the Best Dressed Shop Window award. It was a great little programme although the stream that I found was a mirror image of the original which didn't really matter except that when you saw any writing it was like it was in a mirror which is a tad confusing!
Charlie is really beginning to get back to his old self for which read that he is easily bored and in need of entertainment - the only trouble is he keeps losing his crisp packet knot under the sofa and then scratches and scrapes to try and get it back. We bought a brush thing to hook out said crisp packet knot but Charlie decided it would be much more fun to kick the shit out of the brush thing - just check out those eyes!!!!!!!!
The end to a lovely weekend and a new week starts tomorrow - we have a week before Christmas Eve and I need to get myself organised!
When we were all up and about we had a leisurely breakfast before they packed up and set off back to Emba although we think they were calling into Lidl and Jumbo en route, the former for a turkey of some description and the latter because they were so taken by their Present Game gift they they went off in search of more bottle lights and it looks like they just might have been successful - with the bottle at least doing the job that it was designed for as a receptacle for diffusing reeds.
Mum came to lunch as it was Sunday. Fortunately it was another nice day so we didn't have to worry about her travelling. Next Sunday she is coming up and will be staying for the whole of the festive season so we spent some time trolling through the TV times to get ideas for films and TV shows that she might enjoy watching if we are confined to barracks - hopefully not as it would be good to get out and about for a little walk now and again. Lunch today was a sausage cassoulet served with crusty bread which I thought would be a nice change and warm and filling. We had some of the Lidl cheesecake left over so that finished the meal off nicely.
As we have been doing for the last couple of weeks we caught up on Sidney and the other members of the family which feature in Our Yorkshire Farm which has taken us through Winter, Spring and this week Summer and the exceptionally hot Summer that the UK experienced this year.We are absolutely in awe of this family of two adults and nine children who restore your faith in mankind (or should that be personkind nowadays?). They make you want to be part of their family, they make you appreciate what an easy life you have when theirs is so demanding but they never seem to complain and they make John and I wish that, if we had had children, they would have turned out to be as fabulous as the likes of Reuben (John's favourite) and Sidney (my favourite).
The final episode will feature their lives in the Autumn and we will watch that next Sunday evening when Mum is all safely ensconced in her temporary home which reminds me that I need to find our her electric blanket and sort out the bedding because I am worried that the current configuration of bedding might just squash her completely as it is too heavy!! I want her to be warm and cosy but she will need to be able to get out if only to answer a call of nature!
Once we were sure that Mum was home safely we settled down to some easy viewing before retiring to bed. I eventually managed to find the two part series called Harrogate - A Very Yorkshire Christmas which was filmed last year and told the story of how the community of Harrogate pull together to raise money for the Christmas Lighting and then it follows for local business who are competing for the Best Dressed Shop Window award. It was a great little programme although the stream that I found was a mirror image of the original which didn't really matter except that when you saw any writing it was like it was in a mirror which is a tad confusing!
Charlie is really beginning to get back to his old self for which read that he is easily bored and in need of entertainment - the only trouble is he keeps losing his crisp packet knot under the sofa and then scratches and scrapes to try and get it back. We bought a brush thing to hook out said crisp packet knot but Charlie decided it would be much more fun to kick the shit out of the brush thing - just check out those eyes!!!!!!!!
The end to a lovely weekend and a new week starts tomorrow - we have a week before Christmas Eve and I need to get myself organised!
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