Christmas Tree and Borough Saturday 8th December 2018 Put up our Christmas tree this morning. Had lunch at Mercato Metripolitano. Erika went to see Seussical the Musical with a friend, then later on her friend came back to our to decorate our tree. | Rob and Mark Sunday 9th December 2018 Went to Reading for the afternoon / evening to see Rob and Mark, who was visiting from the US. | Christmas Party Thursday 13th December 2018 Actually went to the office Christmas party this year. It was terrible. Only stayed a short while and instead went to the Captain Kidd and a nearby Italian restaurant. |
Primrose Hill with Ricardo Friday 14th December 2018 Impromptu end of the working week drinks with Ricardo, starting off with an attempt to the sunset with a bottle of ESW from the top of Primrose Hill (we were probably a bit too late, but still), then went to a nearby pub when it got too cold. | Saturday Saturday 15th December 2018 Took Erika to Bear and Wolf for breakfast in the morning. Chie and Erika went off to a party for most of the rest of the daytime, while I mooched around at home as the weather was too miserable to go out for a walk. | City of London Sunday 16th December 2018 Went to Shikumen for lunch, then had a wander around the City of London, and went to see the Mithraeum exhibit. |
Carol Concert and Holborn Wednesday 19th December 2018 Lunch at the Pineapple, Erika's carol concert in the afternoon, then in the evening drinks and dinner around Holborn with the usual suspects. | Forntum and Mason and St John Thursday 20th December 2018 Lunch at Fortnum and Mason to meet Kyle and Hannah's new baby, and dinner with the girls at St John in the evening. | South Downs Way: Amberley to Graffham Saturday 22nd December 2018 Next section of my walk along the South Downs Way today: from Amberley to Graffham. |
Christmas Eve Monday 24th December 2018 Went down to Belgravia / Chelsea in the daytime, mainly because we wanted to try to buy a new fridge in Peter Jones, but while we were in the area had lunch at Olivocarne. | Christmas Day Tuesday 25th December 2018 Presents in the morning, a rather unsuccessful visit to the Pineapple in the afternoon, then Christmas dinner and a home made yule log in the evening. | |
Cocking to Petersfield Monday 31st December 2018 Another walk along the South Downs Way, this time Cocking to Petersfield. |
Wednesday 5th December 2018
Another English Sparkling Wine in the garden (therefore in the dark) this evening - tonight Chafor.