By the power of a scheduled post that was written last Saturday, I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas if you are celebrating today. As per usual, we’re staying with my parents in York for the Christmas period, having arrived last night.
Unlike the past couple of years, my gift to Christine hasn’t been Discworld-related. Instead, I’ve bought her a gift sponsorship of an endangered frog at the Manchester Museum. At the top level, this includes a one hour behind-the-scenes tour of the vivarium for the sponsor and up to three guests. So that’ll be something to look forward to doing in 2026, especially as the Manchester Museum is one of our favourite places to visit.
As for our gifts to family, this year Christine has made most of them herself. She took up crochet in a big way earlier this year, and so our relatives will have opened a selection of blankets, hats and gloves this morning.
Christmas is also an opportunity for us to relax and recuperate. I’m off work for two full weeks, having finished last Friday. As our past two summer holidays have been a single week, this is actually the longest time I have had off work since our 2023 summer holiday. Thankfully, my workplace closed at lunchtime on the 23rd, and doesn’t open again until the 5th, so I shouldn’t have too much work to come back to.
This is the first year where our nine-year-old doesn’t believe in Santa. It means that they know their gifts were bought for them by people close to them, and not just provided by a mythical being.
Once again, I hope you all have a great Christmas.
