To my astonishment

I bought EVERYONE'S Christmas present yesterday in one quick shopping trip to Leeds & even ended up £30 underbudget!!! (although that will easily go in gift wrapping & postage)...but I still feel that this is quite a feat for me, as i'm usually extremely disorganised, in the name of 'keeping things seasonal', i tend to run around in the dark, in a rush, probably on christmas eve...

anyway, there is only one thing on my own list to Santa Claus




although I very much doubt my family will overcome their strong aversion to dolls (which is odd, as every time I buy presents I overcome my own aversions to Heavy Metal and PC games!)

I have two days off as school is closed for Eid. I am supposed to be tidying up my cluttered shelves, then afterwards a rose-scented bath & the Laurence Olivier version of 'Wuthering Heights'.........and tea & toast with mulberry jam, yum yum yum.

outside the rain is icy; i'm very glad i don't have to go outside today.