Awake before 6, and a leisurely tea and list writing before:
3 lots of meringues
Celery and stilton soup
Orange and pistachio stollen
Stuffed dates
Ginger and pistachio biscotti
Pecan treacle toffee
Red cabbage (after Delia)

Some final wrapping, laundry, and stencil cutting ahead of tomorrow 

Collected them lads at 5, got them to decorate the pink tree and the Spanish bro appeared to collect the stuff for tomorrow.
Hand made burgers and wedges and White Christmas ensued.

I'm about to fire into a glass of mulled wine....


Happy bloomin' Christmas you wonderful blippers, you. 

Looks like a good night to be out on a sleigh with some reindeer