Wrapping

Last night we made a start on the mountain of Christmas presents that needed wrapping. A thankless task that neither of us really enjoys. But at least this year we didn't make the same mistake as last year and buy glittery wrapping paper! That really did make the job unpleasant.

We managed to get most of the presents wrapped and just have a couple to finish off tonight and a couple of birthday presents to buy and wrap and then next week it will be a week of making deliveries after work to make sure they are all distributed to the correct places.

Then we can start to unwind and relax. Christmas will be sorted.

An Occasional Treat

As you all know by now we are trying to watch our weight and keep it down to a healthy level. But that doesn't mean it is all diet food and healthy eating. No we do allow ourselves the occasional treat.

On Sunday that treat was a lovely sirloin steak that we picked up from Walker and Walker, the excellent butchers in Woodhall Spa. We were sort of passing on our way back from the coast on Saturday so we made a slight detour to pick up what we knew would be top notch steaks.

And we were not to be disappointed. They really were very good, super tender and super tasty as we would expect. Served with a reduced fat cheddar stuffed mushroom, oil less fried egg, grilled cherry tomatoes and asparagus they made a hearty meal for a cold Sunday evening.

Well diets don't count at the weekend do they?

A Great Night Out

Just a few pictures today for you from a great night out in Lincoln over the weekend. The whole place really felt very up beat and festive.

Getting Cold

It was a cold start to the day this morning, much colder then had been forecast and large parts of the marina were frozen over for the first time this winter. Where our mooring is located is one of the last parts to freeze and first to thaw so we were not frozen in yet but the boats further down the pontoon towards the gatehouse were stuck fast.

It will no doubt thaw out today as the temperature rises and we have a few milder days in store. The weekend however looks set to be colder again so we may find ourselves having a weekend on our berth. The water temperature was only 2 degrees yesterday so it isn't going to take much to freeze it over again.

Getting Festive

The Christmas lights are on around Lincoln and the whole place had a real festive feel last night. It was great.

A Change of Plan

We were supposed to be in Lincoln last night but a last minute change of plan meant we were in Saxilby last night and Lincoln tonight.

We had a few drinks in the Sun Inn before grabbing a pizza and having an early night.

We are now on our way back to the marina to grab breakfast in Woodcocks before heading into town.

On the Boat

It is Friday again and this evening we will be spending it on the boat for the first Friday in a few. Well I say that we are heading out into Lincoln for the evening with friends so in truth we will only be sleeping on it tonight.

Hopefully it won't be quite so icy cold over the weekend. Last night we had our first snow of the season in Sheffield and this morning the roads were lethal where the snow had started to melt but then frozen over again. It was sheet ice.

Having safely navigated the ice at home and made our way across Sheffield to work we thought we were home and dry. Well that was not to be because I have just decked it in the full public eye outside a busy supermarket. Oh well. At least I didn't know most of the people who witnessed my public humiliation!