Blink and you’ve missed it. Yes, Christmas Day is over, Boxing Day followed swiftly after, and now the day after Boxing Day is moving towards a close. Andrew is with us, and this morning we replenished his wardrobe, much of which had mysteriously gone missing when I picked him up from Coventry on Monday. So new socks, pants, shirts, pyjamas… Where are the originals? No-one knows.

We finished off  the turkey at lunchtime and tonight polished off some steak. Between the two Andrew and I drove to the Rosary and then to Dunston Common, just for a change. Now Dot is listening to Norwich v Spurs: it’s coming up to halftime, and the score is 0-0. Andrew is watching Pride and Prejudice. I can’t remember what I’m doing.

The grandchildren are in Lapland, and David is in Caddington. We had a really nice Christmas Day together, with David’s health gradually improving. More picture quizzes and lots of exciting present-opening. Amy observed that it might be a good idea to have a present a day through the year instead of opening them all on one day. I’m not sure if she’s calculated that she would get  more that way…

The three of them left at noon on Boxing Day, and I left for Coventry at the same time. Lots of cars on the road, but because there were almost no lorries, things moved pretty smoothly, and the journey both ways was easy. Only problem was that I felt very tired on the way back and had to stop a couple of times for fresh air and a swig of ginger beer.