to complete the xmas knitting in time for the run north but I am hopeful of getting it finished and in the post later this week!
One bolero is done all barr the sewing up. The second is halfway through and the scarf is nearly there - about 20 rows left to do!
Had a good day out with Mum and Kate on Saturday despite them arriving later than planned as they'd got on the wrong train! My thanks to the customer care teams on Hull railways; National Express Trains and Grantham Station for being so understanding and supportive to them - they arrived in London less than an hour late and without having to pay any excess fares ( they had a non-transferrable ticket).
We started in Borough Market where Mum soon warmed up with a mug of mulled wine. I was telling them that one of the things I miss about being home in Yorkshiire for xmas is the lack of hearing our "local" carols (our villages have a championship winning Male Voice Choir and Brass band) when the Salvation Army band switched from playing Rudolph the Red Nose reindeer to "Hail Smiling Morn" - the song I most associate with xmas at home - the 3 of us stood there belting out all the words and at the end one of the players commented it was the first time they'd seen anyone recognise the tune let alone sing along!
We continued down the South Bank through the Frost Fair where Kate and I introduced Mum to churros and chocolate sauce and then took her to one of our favourite restaurants in Covent Garden before I put them on the right train to get home!
A few years ago we seemed to have so many xmas commitments that we didn't enjoy ourselves and began a tradition of having a 2nd xmas break with friends - usually the 3rd weekend in January although in one infamous year we held it in Monmouth in June!
I'm thinking of reinstating this
Posted by Yvonne at December 17, 2007 01:46 AMThat sounds perfectly Christmas-y, way better than finishing the knitting :)
Posted by: Theresa at December 20, 2007 05:02 AMThats sounds lovely - I think Christmas (and birthdays) should be celebrated when it feels right rather than on a particular day - just imagine a lovely sunny day and you wake up and think how wonderful it is so you don't want to go to work therefore call in with the excuse "Can't come to work - I'm having Christmas today...." why waste it on a cold miserable day when you could have it at a better time?
Good luck with the rest of the knitting - may your Christmases be knitterly and fun
Posted by: juliet at December 18, 2007 10:51 AMLovely to hear positive comments about our transport system for a change. And glad you had such a festive time.
Posted by: Helen at December 18, 2007 07:45 AMYou can come to Monmouth in June if you like... but April would be better...
And Tut Mut has a plan to go to GK on the 12 Jan - she says there will be cake....