Well back home after being away for Christmas which was a very enjoyable event. But yes I have been brave & weighed myself & have gained 4lbs in weight, which is not too bad considering all the wine & delicious nibbles I ate. Food wise it was fairly sensible with no Christmas pudding, mince pies or cream but quite a few chocolates were consumed & lots of delicious scallops, prawns & chicken.
It had been such a long time since my OH & I had not hosted Christmas at home that it was a real change for us venturing forth on Christmas Eve to drive to London with a packed car full of presents, a combination microwave ( an extra oven to help with cooking ), & food & wine. We headed down the A24 but were turned back by police just north of Dorking because of flooding from the a River Mole & backtracked following our nose through tree lined narrow roads passing many fallen trees that fortunately had been removed to the side of the road, flooded fields & one car in a side road half submerged. We eventually found our way west of Leatherhead at Bookham & managed to rejoin the A24 to join the heavy traffic to near Wandsworth Common where our eldest son lives. That evening to ate out in a local French Bistro, another first for us on Christmas Eve because I am usually preparing food, & then it was Christmas Day. Our other son & his partner arrived & presents were exchanged & opened to much hilarity because they were all surprise gifts. I will at some point be learning how to ride a segue!! We then had delicious food of Coquille St Jacques & individual poussin to eat. Then on Boxing Day we went via taxi to our other sons & his partner where she had worked very hard to feed us with more delicious food & snacks while we rather lazily watched the film Ben Hur & then after lunch watched Skyfall. It was a very hedonistic few days eating & drinking much with not any exercise & not a recommended way to behave but relaxing & enjoyable.
Well back to routine & reality with a vengeance & we realise how fortunate we were not to be flooded out, or having lost power like so many others in the UK & being able to spend Christmas with our loved ones & eat hot Christmas food.
I hope that the majority of you were able to have an enjoyable Christmas & that your New Year will be a prosperous, healthy, slimmer & happy one.
With best wishes
Margaret xxx
It had been such a long time since my OH & I had not hosted Christmas at home that it was a real change for us venturing forth on Christmas Eve to drive to London with a packed car full of presents, a combination microwave ( an extra oven to help with cooking ), & food & wine. We headed down the A24 but were turned back by police just north of Dorking because of flooding from the a River Mole & backtracked following our nose through tree lined narrow roads passing many fallen trees that fortunately had been removed to the side of the road, flooded fields & one car in a side road half submerged. We eventually found our way west of Leatherhead at Bookham & managed to rejoin the A24 to join the heavy traffic to near Wandsworth Common where our eldest son lives. That evening to ate out in a local French Bistro, another first for us on Christmas Eve because I am usually preparing food, & then it was Christmas Day. Our other son & his partner arrived & presents were exchanged & opened to much hilarity because they were all surprise gifts. I will at some point be learning how to ride a segue!! We then had delicious food of Coquille St Jacques & individual poussin to eat. Then on Boxing Day we went via taxi to our other sons & his partner where she had worked very hard to feed us with more delicious food & snacks while we rather lazily watched the film Ben Hur & then after lunch watched Skyfall. It was a very hedonistic few days eating & drinking much with not any exercise & not a recommended way to behave but relaxing & enjoyable.
Well back to routine & reality with a vengeance & we realise how fortunate we were not to be flooded out, or having lost power like so many others in the UK & being able to spend Christmas with our loved ones & eat hot Christmas food.
I hope that the majority of you were able to have an enjoyable Christmas & that your New Year will be a prosperous, healthy, slimmer & happy one.
With best wishes
Margaret xxx
