Magic, she said so: A late update. Very late.

December, what a blur! Here is a bit of a catch up of December, up to Christmas day, in pictures.
Firstly though, I have a new phone. It's a Sony and it has a 20mp camera. This is one of the early shots with it when I was playing with the settings.

The 4th of December was a lovely day, I spent it at work :(

By the 10th we were trying to complete all of the gift shopping. This occasion saw us in Nottingham.

Nearer to Christmas now and 'er indoors' is getting worried about finding the perfect gifts for our kids and Grandkids.

It's the 14th.
I have been to work but finished early. I started walking and received a text offering a lift. I sat and waited on a bench in town.

The 17th was a busy day!
First I was out to collect some logs, after topping this tyre! Odd how it's always this corner of the car that goes low for no apparent reason? I'm sure it's the 'screw-loose' over the road doing it.

Then carted them up the garden in our squeaky old wheelbarrow.
Then a Hospital appointment.
Park and ride is the cheapest and easiest option.
Wait for a bus here

There's one!

We are on it!

Boredom at the Hospital. My new phone has software. Here is the kaleidoscope effect on a Christmas tree in the waiting area.

A terrible bus wait-freeze-wait-squish-trafficCrawl-alight-freeze journey back to the P&R car park. A walk across the road to the shopping area. Oddly enough, after a fruitless shopping trip the other day we find today has almost fulfilled our list which has been checked twice. A well known large toy shop later and we are on our way home.
Finally done and home to relax in front of the fire :)

The 19th of December
Moving towards Christmas and the Christmas train moving.

22nd Dec. Shopping in town and I take a walk by a Church. Is that an alien spaceship in the trees? .. It is in fact our town councils attempt at decorations.

24th Christmas eve
We decided to go out and see the world. Our favourite pub was closing at 10pm! We left at that time and wandered into a very quiet town. In the back room of one rather empty pub you would have found us. Pool anyone?