I missed Friday!

These guys are no substitutes. They are so talented and great stalwarts of jazz in Kendal. The programme was for Ed Kainyek and Vinnie Parker to come from Manchester but the weather put and end to that.

So these awesome musicians - Roy Cansdale on double bass and bass guitar, Mo Witham of guitar, Ted Richards on drums and Tim Barty on tenor and baritone sax - wowed us.. A great night and they can perform so well at such short notice - hence they stood in.

Another embarassing raffle win for me - a bottle of wine. I did contribute a raffle present as well - a 2013 calendar featuring about 30 of my sketches from 2012.

We missed the Julian and Ann from Pumkins restaurant and we wish Katie their daughter a speedy recovery from her operation. Sheil & I had xmas dinner at Pumkins today - a great feast that I would highly recommend.

This will be my last entry for 2012 so all the best for a merry xmas and a happy new year