After the packing of presents

I always leave packing presents till rather late usually on Christmas Eve, and today was no exception. I decided not to wrap paper around the nuts I'd found in the Asian food warehouse as I liked this image of a Chinese man which looks very old fashioned.

My sister R. had arrived in the afternoon to stay with us for a few days but I was beginning to feel the beginnings of a lurgy, which the wine wouldn't diminish. Within a few hours I was feeling terrible and much of Christmas Day would be spent coughing and sneezing in bed. So much for the festivities.