Turn back the clock....

woke up at 5.30am, or was it 6.30am? thought....sod it, i'm having a lie in whatever!! but couldn't drift back to sleep without having had 2 cups of tea first!

eventually got up about 8 ish. whilst having my two cups of tea, i'd had a look at a couple of new things i'd noticed on my family tree. found a 4th great grand Uncle, a shoemaker from york, who was found guilty of larceny in 1830, and sentenced to transportation to Australia for 7 years! he was one of 220 convicts shipped over to New South Wales on the Marquis of Huntley.

having served his time, he married (aged 48) his wife was 22 and had children (i think his wife was v v young when she had his first child!), and later appeared in the papers again, following an altercation with a neighbour in Aus! sadly, he died at the age of 53 when in drowned at Rodwells Creek. who needs TV when you have this!!

watched some of the Indian GP, but boring boring Vettel led from start to finish....

then it was time to steam my Christmas Pud! i was house bound for 8 hours!! good job i'd got plenty to do at home! slobbed around til 1pm and then thought i ought to do some chores!

baked this lemon and thyme cake, which didn't take me long to do, and tasted v lemony.

Early evening (which is now dark!), and Uncle P and Aunty P came round to discuss hols for next year. found a cracking apartment in a private villa near the beach. also sorted out plans for our New Years bash.

tired, and not sure i've benefited from an extra hour!