10:01 PM Christmas day was a treat for Julia and myself |
For the first time in years Julia and I spent Christmas at home. There were a few reasons for this but we knew it would lead to a relaxed day. I am going to use this blog to thank all for the presents that we both received. Julia made a splendid dinner after we opened the presents. Here is our thanks in photographs; Julia bought me the Beekeepers Bible, hopefully my next hobby
 I was given books that followed my interests perfectly, Beekeeping and Chris Hadfield (ISS) from Julia, 50 years of Doctor Who from my parents
 Hubble and Jamie were given a present of toys from my parents that kept Hubble busy for a while  Thank you Sam and Emma for Julia's gingerbread man  Look at the size of my smarties tube...thanks to Sam and Emma I have smarties for at least a month!  Now this is a top idea, a recycled flattened bottle for use as a coaster Thank you to Alex and Donna
 Alex and Donna bought this great skillet for Julia Julia makes lovely Nigella Lawson eggs in purgatory so thank you from me too!
 Thank you Alex and Donna for the coffee and Marshall stack! Coffee is in my morning routine so I get through quite a lot of the wonder bean
 Julia was given a lovely cushion from her friend Donna My wife does seem to love owls and this is a cute one  Hubble was excited just to be able to have a piece of paper to himself You can see a few more photographs here
I want to end with a very enjoyable film I watched to round off Christmas day. It is by a Finnish director called Jalmari Helander and certainly was a truly different Tim Burtonesque piece of cinema. The movie was called ‘Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. It was based on a story by the Helander Brothers. I don’t want to ruin the film for those who may want to watch it but it is quite dark. Made in 2010 it is not your usual Santa film. Quite gory in places, the film is not for children! It plays with the genre, along the lines of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' but with even more horror. Watching it on Christmas day made it very interesting indeed.
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