Well, what a nice weekend. On Saturday, we were visited by Andrew's parents, Rita and Roger, and A's aunt, Heather (Roger's sister). She had flown down from Scotland (where she and her husband live) to Bristol and been met, thence all three came over for a leisurely day. It was great to see her and good to hear about her hounds too. We made a nice vegan lunch - started with pumpkin and apple soup, accompanied by festive chestnut rolls. Then golden vegetable casserole with sage dumplings, followed by melon with a stem ginger dressing. Everyone seemed to enjoy it. I was particularly pleased with the dumplings, as they fluffed up very well. Caught up on all the news and saw a variety of photos of Rhona (her grand-daughter, daughter of Andrew's cousin) and many of her dogs. Some photos attached. We were also able to present Roger with his birthday present, and Andrew received his from his parents (some detailed OS maps of the area we are moving to, plus a bottle of white port).

Today, managed a walk with the dogs between showers. This afternoon, visited the new Hobbycraft store that has opened near the new stadium. Slightly chaotic in that the entire store seemed to be over-run by unaccompanied small children. Anyway, I was able to buy a couple of nice things as we received a flyer for the store yesterday with a £3 voucher, so I decided to use it. Came home, and crafted Christmas cards for the GRW shop, then downstairs for a roast chicken and a dose of CSI Miami. Lovely. Young master now reclining in the bath.