Christmassy doings

I’ll start this week’s post by wishing you a Merry Christmas dear reader, even if it is a little late.

Christmas tree number two

It’s been another week home from Cardiff, but I can’t say that I’ve done an awful lot, which has been very relaxing. From what I can remember I’ve watched a lot of films (Jurassic World, Back to the Future, Carry On, The Muppets, Arthur Christmas etc.) and read a few books (I know dear reader I am amazed as you that I even picked up a book, let alone read it!). Having met Nick Frost many months ago, I finally finished his autobiography and really enjoyed it. The other book of choice was by Geoffrey Beevers (yes, a Doctor Who actor, how did you guess dear reader?). ‘The Progress Road’ follows Mr Lyttle as he struggles to be reunited with his children, and is a fascinating critique of society. Perhaps not what I’d normally read, but I was enthralled.

Obviously the highlight of the week was Doctor Who (did Christmas happen as well?). Christmas was a very relaxed affair as ever, with grandparents and an aunt (we’ve got loads in the garden, not sure we needed another one) popping round for the day. It was lovely to see them, as it had been quite a while since I’d last seen them. For me the day finished off with a rather brilliant Doctor Who episode; possibly my favourite Christmas story and reminds me just how good Alex Kingston is.

As I said dear reader, it has been very quiet, so there’s not much else to report, apart from the fact that attempt number three of mince pies went far better, but I think I got a bit carried away and made far too many, oh well.