under another sun

Lorraine and I day spent the day with the family watching TV, eating bubble and squeak, gnawing cold turkey and pickles (or vegan options) and playing games with Pat, Maureen, Beth, Sam, Jade and Sian. A day for films too, Saving Mr Banks , which I had seen before but perhaps enjoyed more this time around, and Marry Poppins, which I don't think I had ever seen in its entirety. Loved it. A happy Boxing Day. Lorraine feeling ropey with her cold, which is a great shame.

After a gentle morning, Lorraine and I spent the day happily rearranging the CD collection, and weeding out the few duplicates in our collections. This must mean we are fully married. Our CDs have commingled, and become alphabetised in three groups: Jazz (L: 'so I'll know what to avoid') Classical and The Rest, and of course listening to a few of them along the way. I broke off from this for a couple of hours to hobble down to the nearby Preston Park Tavern to meet Anton and heroically sip tomato juice. Actually, with a spot of Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce this makes a perfectly tasty and satisfying drink and as I am off all species of alcohol at the moment may become my drink of choice for a while. Anton in cheery mood, and fun to be able to shoot the breeze. A cozy night in for Lorraine and I, watching the recent movie. Saving Mr Banks  about the making of Mary Poppins, and the relationship had by a prickly P.L.Travers (the author of the Mary Poppins books) with W...