Some Hanky Panky With Rosie, Followed By A Visit From The Local Police...

Sunday afternoon Liz and co came round. Rosie has a bit of a sniffle, and asked very politely if I could make her some proper hankies. She had a very soft muslin cloth, which was bought when she was a baby, and we turned it into 9 hankies, hemming them on the sewing machine at the dining table, while the rest of the family chatted in the lounge, and Jess did colouring.

Later on we were just settling down to watch Death In Paradise* when the doorbell went. Our new neighbour from the top end of the close, a local police officer. She'd been out for a run, and noticed Joseph had fallen flat on his face! She kindly stopped to alert us, and came in for a brief chat. She said how much she liked the Tableau, and also asked if we knew if any church locally had a Midnight Mass Service on Christmas Eve. [our nearest is happening at 10pm, because the residents of that Village told the vicar that midnight is too late for them.They still call it Midnight Mass though. Normal for Norfolk!]
We noticed on Sunday morning that someone had rearranged the manger, the little mouse is now sniggled up right next to Baby Jesus! A number of folk have suggested we have a Charity Donations Pot. Next year...

*I like a theme tune to have lyrics which I can sing along to ]Like Only Fools and Horses]. If it doesn't I make them up. DIP has not inspired great poetry. I usually sing "Dead! they're all dead, they're all dead, they're all dead!" as that seems to fit.
Monday was a general purpose housework and food prep day, then visiting Christmas Lights in the evening, Today - lunchtime Xmas Nibbles with friends, followed by Carol Singing at the Hospice. One more sleep...