Today we started the last day of the year in the same way we started the first day of the year - with a walk at Priory Country Park.
Rain was threatened and so we only had a short walk round the lake followed by a short detour to the river bridge.
This morning we braved a quick visit to the retail park to return some items bought before Christmas. It was Busy!!!
After heavy rainfall the stream at the bottom of the road is very full and in danger of covering the footbridge.
Today after a lovely afternoon trip to the cinema, we ended the day with a trip to A&E where after a 6 hour wait, a chest infection was diagnosed and anti-biotics prescribed.
Today is Christmas Eve and Lara and I have had our traditional afternoon of baking, We made Reindeer biscuits and mince pies all ready for tomorrow.
Since trying the Chilli hot Chocolate at Wrest Park last weekend, I've been adding a glug of Monin's Spicy Syrup to my own Hot Chocolate and can highly recommend it.
I love the excuse to have a Hot Chocolate at Christmas, and it's made all the more yummy with some whipped cream and added chocolate.
This evening I went to a Christmas Carol Service at the local pub. With hot chocolate and carol sheet in hands we sang all the old favourites.
Today was Lara's 21st birthday. We celebrated quietly with a Bowling trip and games of pool followed by cake.
Tonight I made an unexpected return visit to 'Christmas at Wrest Park'. Due to illness a spare ticket became available so I joined my brother and my parents for a visit.
Tonight was my Book Club's Christmas meal. We had a lovely meal at the pub where we hold our meetings and after we had eaten we had our traditional Secret Book Swap.
Everyone had wrapped a pre-loved book and wrote a description on the wrapper. Something about the story and/or why someone else might like the book eg you’d like this if you enjoy mysteries. The books were them anonymously placed on the table and everyone got to chose a wrapped book.
I was thrilled with the book I chose. It was a 1940s hardbacked copy of Hercule Poirot's Christmas and several others were envious that they had not chosen it. Yes, the book was very well worn with a torn dust-jacket but I love that its over 80 years old and I've wondered who has owned it during those 80 years and where it's been.
The Christmas issue of the Radio Times has become somewhat of a British institution and today, in the year that the Radio Times marked it's 100 year milestone, I picked up my copy.
This afternoon we joined our walking group for the final walk of the year. It's been very rainy recently, including this morning which I think frightened off a lot of people so we were a small group of just seven.
Our walk was a short circular walk of just under 3.5 miles starting and finishing in Meppershall.
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