Festive All Over

Since my last update… Christmas: done. New Year’s Day: done. My birthday: done. Lying Around Doing Nothing: done. Taking down the Christmas tree: Really? Already?

I got books as presents this year. The Robert Galbraith series (yes, yes, I’ve read them on kindle. Yes, I’ve listened to the audiobooks. Yes, I’ve watched the TV adaptation. And yes, I needed them in physical book form. Let’s say no more about this), the Penguin Classics and Penguin Modern Classics books by Henry Eliot for reference, and J.L Carr’s A Month In The Country, which I’d never read before but is wonderful.

Also, on presents, my husband bought me a dress, which is a challenge of high difficulty because who ever gets it right with style and dress size and colour? He chose well though, which is a relief because no one wants to spend the post-Christmas period wearing an ugly dress and shouting “No! I love it! I really do. Shiny neon pink polyester is JUST MY SORT OF THING.” before quietly sending it off to the op shop.

I was also give Hogwart’s Legacy on Nintendo Switch, which I am “sharing” with the kids. By which I mean, they are playing it and occasionally I get a look in, which is as it should be.

Plus, we did family, food and all the other fine things of Christmas/New Year/Birthday. I had my traditional birthday pavlova. All was good with the world.