Yule eve always ends with us all sleeping in the same room, including any guests, whilst I read 'The Night before Christmas' over any pillow fights. Next morning, despite the frenzied excitement and us all wanting to get to the presents and start the orgy of unwrapping, we do have a deal that teeth cleaning and quick 'twig & berries' showers can be taken without anyone starting before the others arrive. Downstairs we find Santa's footsteps and the remains of his mince pie, then begins the hunt for the stockings which have been scattered all around. As far as the presents under the tree are concerned, we don't tend to give each other personal gifts, rather the community is the guise of Julie does the shopping and the wrapping done by the elves. Jungle drums and e-mails to Santa supply her with the necessary information. Enjoy the photo evidence of Mine and Kali's Lord of the RIng's obsession.
Dinner is big and trad - Piggy gets the whole week off after and we all take turns cooking. On New Years day she unfurled a gourmet five course chinese meal too. Here is photo evidence of how much food Luci can pack away at one sitting and never put on any weight ! Toast and blazing puddings and crackers... The final few images are of 1 - my glass of wine, 2 - my irish coffee, 3- my totally drunk self... very rarely seen !