Major Catch Up
Having been under pressure from various sources (i.e. Tam) to update the blog I figured that there was no time like the present - so here goes...
Not much has happened since the last update.
The end.
OK I can see that it won't be that easy, so here goes...
Christmas time has come and gone with many mince pies, chocolatey things and glasses of various alcoholic concoctions consumed. This festive season has been a particularly cheesy one (and for once that doesn't refer to Tam's choice of Christmas songs) with a wide variety of interesting fromages appearing from various sources - including the best stilton I've ever had. Yum.
This year has been marked by Trace's willingness to try anything veggie which has meant that she has joined in with the mince pie consumption for the first time this year - meaning less for everyone else. This has obviously been a mixed blessing.
We managed to get everything done that we'd intended to do before Christmas. This included buying presents, carols by candlelight and getting down to Manchester to see the Mighty Boosh. We first saw the Mighty Boosh when they were playing the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - just the two guys on stage with very few props and a sound and light guy to a crowd of 100 max. This time they were playing the MEN arena, which seats thousands, with special effects and costume changes a-plenty. They did most of their characters from all 3 series and were supported by a band. We managed to get all the way down and all the way back in time for Christmas Eve evening which was a bit of a stretch but we made it. On the way down we stopped in Edinburgh which meant we got to stop by all our favourite places one more time.
The candlelight carols went pretty well. There were just a couple of slip-ups and they were fairly minor. Only one of these was located in the tenor department and noone noticed except for me (or maybe us) so all was well. We were rewarded with mince pies and mulled wine, so I guess it was worth it. It's a good job the mulled wine came after the performance because otherwise things may not have gone so smoothly. Anyway a good time was had by all. We did attend other Christmas carol concerts too, but none was quite so good. In my opinion.
Anyway, Merry Christmas dear reader(s) and Happy New Year when it arrives.
Not much has happened since the last update.
The end.
OK I can see that it won't be that easy, so here goes...
Christmas time has come and gone with many mince pies, chocolatey things and glasses of various alcoholic concoctions consumed. This festive season has been a particularly cheesy one (and for once that doesn't refer to Tam's choice of Christmas songs) with a wide variety of interesting fromages appearing from various sources - including the best stilton I've ever had. Yum.
This year has been marked by Trace's willingness to try anything veggie which has meant that she has joined in with the mince pie consumption for the first time this year - meaning less for everyone else. This has obviously been a mixed blessing.
We managed to get everything done that we'd intended to do before Christmas. This included buying presents, carols by candlelight and getting down to Manchester to see the Mighty Boosh. We first saw the Mighty Boosh when they were playing the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - just the two guys on stage with very few props and a sound and light guy to a crowd of 100 max. This time they were playing the MEN arena, which seats thousands, with special effects and costume changes a-plenty. They did most of their characters from all 3 series and were supported by a band. We managed to get all the way down and all the way back in time for Christmas Eve evening which was a bit of a stretch but we made it. On the way down we stopped in Edinburgh which meant we got to stop by all our favourite places one more time.
The candlelight carols went pretty well. There were just a couple of slip-ups and they were fairly minor. Only one of these was located in the tenor department and noone noticed except for me (or maybe us) so all was well. We were rewarded with mince pies and mulled wine, so I guess it was worth it. It's a good job the mulled wine came after the performance because otherwise things may not have gone so smoothly. Anyway a good time was had by all. We did attend other Christmas carol concerts too, but none was quite so good. In my opinion.
Anyway, Merry Christmas dear reader(s) and Happy New Year when it arrives.
posted by Iff at
7:19 am
2 Comments:
I believe this was the stilton mentioned: http://www.teddingtoncheese.co.uk/acatalog/index.html
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Lib, At
5:57 am
Hmm, that doesn't really work. Well, on that site can be found the Colston Bassett Stilton, which I think is the one you mean. The veggie version (if there's a choice).
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Lib, At
3:16 am
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