Shops & Midnight

Hay went shopping yesterday for next year's Christmas cards and came away with some really good bargains.

I guess the supermarkets will be packed today in recognition of the fact that they will be closed for a full day and the country could face starvation. However, you can still buy stuff on Amazon...

I'm giving a blood donation at 11:35 today and have managed to persuade No.2 Son to watch as a prelude to him considering doing the same at some time in the future. I merely want to prove to him that there's no pain involved - well, not serious pain, unless you get a rather inept person sticking the needle into your arm, which is not unknown. Then we're headed for a country walk, followed by a late lunch in the Swan in Wotton-under-Edge.

I guess, as neither Hay nor I have the slightest interest in watching Jools Holland and will probably be woken up by the fireworks anyway, we'll be retiring early tonight at our usual time of between 8 and 9pm.