It's the simple things...

...that make Christmas.

Having all the kids home reviving all the old family jokes and traditions, making up a stocking for the dog and braving the shops to buy just one more pack of brussel sprouts so we have enough for Christmas lunch AND bubble & squeak on Boxing Day!

O, Brussels sprout sae green and round,
Ye sit upon ma plate,
So innocently mystifying,
The cause o’ much debate.

Some say ye taste like camel droppings,
While others think you great,
I’m sure your sitting there a wonderin’,
Whit’s goin’ tae be your fate.

So let me tell you o’ so quick,
As nervously you wait,
That I find you e’er so loathsome,
So you definitely won’t be ate.
~Stuart McLean~