It's Christmas

Merry Christmas!!!!!!

Yes after all the excessive sending, hours trailing through around the shops, and going square eyed on the internet..........................Christmas Day is here.

Yesterday, The Dame and I went for our annual Xmas Eve lunch to 'Smoke Barbecue' here in Sheffield. OMG!!! if you have never been here its worth a trip as the food and the staff are excellent. WE went in starving and came out full to bursting.

Back to the hotel which had given us a room with a fantastic view over Bramall Lane, hell I am nearly sleeping on the pitch!

Dinner last night was a delight with scallopand wild mushrom risotto, followed by Gressingham duck. usually the cheese board would have been the order of the day, but after a huge lunch we opted for ' Orange and Drambuie Brulee with thyme shortbread'.......................that was  amazing.

Bored hearing about food? well after a medium bodied Cabernet at lunch time, we had a fantastic 'melony' South frican chinin blanc with dinner and finished off Xmas Eve with a Pinot Grigio blush.

There is no crickety news as its all gearing up for the 'Boxing Day Test' in Australia. and we have sky sports here in The Copthorne so I can see some of that ( if I stay awake that long).

I did however watch a great documentary on Brian Lara which showed his 501 against Durham, I remeber that day very well.

so now I am gearing myelf up for another bath ( making the most of the facilities) and then going to eat the biggest breakfast in history.

I will keep this short as I guess you will all be wanting to open your presents if you have been on the nice list.

I must have been very good this year!!!!

Merry Christmas to you all.