Monday 30th December 2024

Woke around 0830. Bad hernia repair giving me gip today. Descended ahead of the rest of the family, so read the paper in the living-room, accompanied by a mug of tea. Aki came down and made porridge. We ate at table with ma and pa before Kath appeared. Played some guitar upstairs. Went on the laptop to look over my RICS CPD requirements...not very keen to give them another £300 for my subscription for 2025, frankly. Fabricated a bunch of webinar tutorials, so I think I've got the CPD covered, but not sure if I want to fork out yet. Aki prepped lunch...omelette and salad with the last of the smoked salmon. Practised "Now Westlin' Winds", then sat in the living-room reading bits of Guardian and old Observer newspaper. Kath cooked several meals...we ate turkey and ham fricasse for dinner, with pasta, followed by chocolate pudd, ice cream, and custard. There's plenty left for the freezer. She also did a mammoth sausage casserole dish, which we plan to eat tomorrow evening. Watched a bit of telly. Spooned portions of the fricasse, and the casserole, into freezer bags before retiring for the night...