Boxing Day

 A cloudy one, it has rained in the night, everything is very wet.

We had a quiet day yesterday, phone calls and messages from family, we had breakfast in bed...... did not eat until 5.30pm. I made yorkies to go with the beef, and we had a small Christmas pudding with cream for dessert.

DB rang his sister, as he usually does, I had wondered if there was anything wrong as her card, which is usually the first to arrive, was very late. The  news was not good. DB's 24 year old nephew is having chemo for cancer of the spine and lungs. His mother died of breast cancer some years ago. A real whammy.

Stepson phoned to wish his dad merry Christmas, he was with his late fiancees brother and family for the day. He has moved back into her parents house, as the house he is in belongs to Louise's daughter, she is moving into a flat.

We again had breakfast in bed, a disturbed night, we were drinking tea at 2am, so a late start. May well not have lunch, but I will put out sliced meat, cheese etc later with jacket spuds and a salad. There is a trifle in the fridge as well.

I saw this in the garden yesterday and thought it was a sign of things to come.

A rose out on the obelisk.

So I now have to gird my loins for the decorator. Dunelm have a sale on so a trip to order made to measure curtains for the living room, they have 20% off, that will do me. We are having blackout linings put in, keeps the warm in and the heat out.

I hope you all had a good Christmas and everything you wish for yourselves for 2022.