A week til Advent Eve

Philippa has bought into the online social media middle-aged mums obsession with setting up Christmas trees early this year, so for once she’s not moaning at me about wanting to get the decorations sorted in the first few days of December. I was tempted to have a look through everything yesterday, but managed to hold myself off. The anticipation is as enjoyable as the action for me, so I’ll stick to my tradition and wait until November has passed.
It was a glorious weekend, by the way. Worked for a few hours on Saturday, but I find that quite enjoyable these days, as it’s not regular enough to be annoying, and there’s always a different vibe to the filling station on a Saturday. It gave me a chance to sit in my office with a big notepad and sort out how I feel about this Job Offer thing. Two pieces of A4 notepad – one labelled ‘GO’ and one labelled ‘STAY’ – then on each I wrote a list of ‘Reasons To…’ and a list of ‘Reasons Not To…’ and I spent the day jotting down my thoughts. I have to say that by the end of my shift, there was an overwhelmingly lopsided look to the whole project. I may not have all the details of what The New Position would involve, but I’d say it’s much more likely I’ll be taking it than rejecting it.
Sunday was a day at home, cuddling up away from the cold outside. I cooked a ridiculously large joint of beef for lunch, and we had a Zoom call with Ted and Beryl in the evening. Beryl is ignoring the fact that she might not have a huge gathering at her house over Christmas, and is doing her usual pre-Yuletide practice runs of Food She Might Want To Prepare For The Family Meal. We didn’t get to taste it this year, but God it looked good on the webcam. She has found a new way of honey-glazing vegetables while roasting them, so they come out looking shiny and slightly crisp. Honestly – it was like watching an hour-long advert for a five-star restaurant.
So, by the end of that I was hungry again and ended up eating loads of toasted sandwiches. And then I had some cheese and biscuits while watching the NFL. I guess the pre-Xmas eating build-up has well and truly begun!

RC 23-11-20