09:30 A quick whatsapp with Sarah, our daughter in Perth, Australia, and her 9-year-old twin daughters Lily and Jessica. They're on the beach and it's "not particularly warm", Sarah says - "only" 25C or 77F.
What a crazy planet we live on!
And the sunlight there at 5:30 pm local time is so bright that Sarah can't see the screen on her phone without holding a big towel over them all. We soon abandon the attempt at a conversation and decide to have a zoom after we get back from church.
10:00 We drive off to the parish church in the village for the Christmas Day morning service, led by the female curate(?), because the vicar, Jan, is recovering from a brain tumour operation, although he's present in the church and says hello to us. He's still "on light duties" however. My goodness !!!!!
12:00 When we get home we have a quick zoom with Sarah, Francis and the girls, who are at the table eating their Christmas Day evening meal.
14:00 Lunch - turkey crown for the meat-eaters, and a nut roast for the rest:
15:00 We break off after the main course to see King Charles give his first Christmas Day message to the nation. Even the fish in the fish-tank next to the TV stop swimming around momentarily to listen to the King's words, which is a nice touch!
15:30 Back to the table to finish off the meal - the dessert, including a very chocolatey yule-log. Yum yum!
16:30 Time to open the presents under the Christmas tree.
I haven't got much time to write, so here's a set of pictures to give you a rough idea of what people here in fashionable, trend-setting Headley Hampshire, are getting this year, the place where Led Zeppelin and Fleetwood Mac recorded much of their material:
Guylian chocolates for Granny.....
...and gin for Poppa
"Bletchley Park" puzzles for Josie
some fragrances for Josie - a reminder that she's
turning into a young woman: she'll be 17 next year
a little bee-house for Ali
a pre-Steeleye Span CD for Granny:
I learnt this Christmas from our friend Jen's son Daniel, that Steeleye Span recorded a lot of their music at studios in Kennington, Oxford, where Jen and Daniel live. What are the chances of that happening, eh?
Enough said, I think !!!!!
PS Talking about historic recording studios.....
Warehouse Studios, Kennington, where Steeleye Span
recorded a lot of their music.
Nearby Littlemore is where my parents and siblings lived for many years from 1968. {Isn't this getting a bit "off-topic" ? - Ed]
Flashback to the 1970's: Led Zeppelin at Headley Grange
flashback to June 2021: me outside Benifold, Fleetwood Mac's old "pad"
flashback to the late 1960's: the Littlemore years
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