We were
ready for Christmas Day – David had cleared away all his tools, I'd
put up the tree, the flashing lights and cards and, for the first
time ever, I cooked mince pies. All four packs I'd brought back from
England a month ago were long gone but just over a year ago we were
in Bermuda and Bermuda has a Marks & Spencer food store where I
bought a jar of mincemeat, This year I'm cooking salmon in filo
pastry for dinner and thus had spare pastry to make pies. Plus
another first, a purchase of whippy cream in a can, and we have pies.
I feel so noble, so Jamie Oliver!Look! David bought me a new boat
Christmas Day is usually a simple, laid back day for just us two. In the morning we had a video call with my Mum in England. it looked much colder there than here. Then I had a dip in the pool and late afternoon a walk up the hill to see the sea and build an appetite for dinner.
It's the tradition to watch a big film on Christmas Day and we had the latest Bond, No Time To Die, through Amazon.
Nothing exceptional, just a simple day.
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