Seasons greetings!

It’s Christmas! Wheeeeeeeee! I’ve had a lovely day.  First I awoke to be presented with heaps of gorgeous, wonderful, perfectly chosen gifts which is a frankly marvellous start to any day. I got;

Ruby slippers

Yes, I really am that camp.

A really excellent thumb ring that I am thoroughly thrilled with. It's exactly what I wanted and very hard to find (astonishingly I know, this item is not camp - it's steel, with a rope design in and really great).

Driving lesson vouchers (hurrah! Various loved ones have now chipped in the vast majority of the cost of the driving course I want to do for various gifts. This is bloody wonderful. I suspect they are partly encouraging me because of the thrilling prospect of not having to ferry me about in future).

Lush goodies including my favourite Karma products.

Sanctuary goodies (also great favourites).

Various other lovely fancy smelly things.

Purple leather gloves. Very nice.

Gorgeous Christmas rose candles in jars that smell like absolute heaven. I love nice candles. 

Books, several, various, all most excellent.

A madly twinkly Swarovski crystal butterfly hair thing that I fell in love with on sight ages ago. It looks better in real life than the photo (though no less blingy)

Keep Calm and Carry On merchandise, various, lots. Mostly the original red kind, but also a desk set emblazoned with the following alternative

Sweets and treats (see  ^)

A really lovely lap tray with butterflies on that I wanted - when I type at home from now on it will be on that :) I am charmed by it.

The soup bowl set that I was charmed by and asked N to get me in Blakeney.

A pleasingly vast quantity of sugar free caramel coffee syrup. Yum.

 

A polished wood and embroidery vintage box which is very lovely.

A beautiful snowflakey pin (jewellery and a torture implement in one, v handy).

The Urban Decay black palette, swoon

A make up bag with other lovely things inside it,

….And a real Charlie Mouse that sings the mouse organ song from Bagpuss!





It sings this song 



After that I basically played with my toys, tarted around in my shoes, chatted to best friends, gave lots of cuddles to my loved ones, cooked and scoffed a massive decadent lunch, drank lots of nice bubbly stuff, had a very pleasant nap, and am planning on watching Downton Abbey shortly. Perfection.

I got Nigel;

Some motorcycle gloves he wanted. He seems very pleased with them. Apparently the knuckles are extra brilliant or something and there is a special feature. Oh yes.

Books, various

CD’s etc

Sweets and treats, various

Boy bathroom things that he particularly likes

Stationary things he likes

A wallet that says ‘Tight Arse’ on it (I am naturally delighted with myself as the result of this hilarity. Bwahahaha).

He’s really not very well and in obvious pain, but has been a darling none the less. I wish he didn't hurt though... aside from the whole love factor, I feel cheated when anything but me causes him pain ;) He has bravely managed to force some christmas cake down however - he's so brave ;)

I hope you all had a christmas day as wonderful as I have, and the next few days, and the whole of 2012 is lovely for you too x

Life on the edge.

Today we went to the coast, Blakeney in Norfolk to be precise. This is one of my favourite places, I utterly adore it. It’s peaceful and a wonderful place to walk and just ‘be’.  

So N and I stomped along the muddy coastal path talking and saying  ‘oh look, that tree is pretty. I like that windmill. Isn’t the church nice. Look at the boats. There are lots of birds aren’t there? Shall we have tea soon?’ We have both been very stressed lately so some peaceful wind down time was  really, really good. I made him take me for tea at a fancy hotel which was hilariously funny as it was full of dreadfully well to do people looking chic, and I was there all windswept with hot pink hair, big stompy boots and a trashy fur coat. Also, as I know Bidds reads here Foodwatch at Blakeney involved a freshly baked goats cheese & leek quiche warm from the oven, and very nice apple tart. Yum. It would have been worth the drive for that alone.

Oh and I asked N to buy me a dinky soup bowl and spoon set for 'xmas'. To say he looked bemused by this desire is overt understatement, but with a 'WTF? Well if that makes her happy. Girls are fucking weird.....' look he bought it for me. You are in awe of my edgy hardcore sexy ways aren't you? It's understandable.

Then after some running around doing too many necessary things in far too little time, I had a Doctor’s appointment which they called me in for in a light-flashing-message-come-immediately-fuss-about-nothing. This resulted in new stuff for my eyes, and an extra blood test booked for Friday. Oh and I got told off for missing my last one. Bad me. My contrition knows no bounds.