Mr C and I are back to work properly tomorrow (that bit between Christmas and new year didn't really count) so today has really felt like the last day of the holidays.
It's been a pretty day though with lots done. The decorations and tree have come down and been packed away for next year. As a result our living room now feels so much larger again. I tried to use up the last of the mincemeat by making a final batch of mince pies. The jar managed to defeat me though and somehow I've still got more left! Honestly, the jar has started reminding me of Mary Poppins' bag!
A batch of chocolate brownies are in the oven as I write this. I'm hoping that they'll be out soon though and cool enough later on that I can package a couple up and get them in the post to my Gran tomorrow. They're baked from my mother in law's recipe and my Gran's been asking to try them for ages. Fingers crossed that I'll remember!
Brownies cooling once they were out of the oven
All my thank you letters are written (bar one) and I've also managed some of the other more domestic things like washing and changing the bed. Just a couple more things to do and then I should be ready for work tomorrow. I must also try and remember tomorrow morning to make sandwiches for work – our efforts to try and save a bit of money in 2009. I have a horrible habit of forgetting things like this though until I'm on the train to work. A post it note on the back of the front door will hopefully remind me though!
We did manage another long walk today though – nearly two hours this time around some of the nice residential streets in St Albans. All completely out of our price range, but nice to look at all the same. It was freezing out though, so it really did feel quite bracing. The cup of tea to warm me up when I got home was very welcome though.
Right – off now to cook dinner and to try and get those final things on my list ticked off.
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