Well, after a good start I got distracted by the old PhD and have been worryingly slack on Christmas planning.

I've started gift planning, and made some. Also I've done my Christmas card list - I always write them in the first week of December, so I'm off the hook with that for a while.

Things are a bit lighter this week, so I hope to get back in the saddle again! Must think about food this week and do some proper planning now DMIL is back from her trip.

DMIL are going to have a Christmas cooking session this weekend. She'll do the cake and I'll do the pudding. I've got plenty of mincemeat for mince pies left over from last year. Must make a shopping list for that.

Zillah