General Chat

5 foot 6 inches


What age is your oldest family member?

3 brothers and 1 sister..........all older.


Are you tall?

not lately but have in the past



do you have any brothers or sisters?

Us Four,( and whoever happens to be staying over for Xmas, nobody this year) get up around 8.30 and watch each other one by one open their presents from under the tree, My two 21 and 18 havents had a stocking for the past three years.

Do you ever make home made oven chips?

Chill out, go for a walk, have egg and chips for lunch, anything that's not Christmasy.

Do you still put out presents for the family in sacks, so they can open then when they get up ?
( at what ever time that maybe) ...I wake mine up at 9 at the latest !
They're 22 and 20 now so not quite so excitable !

Usually watch television after cooking all morning


Have you posted all your cards yet?

We don't collect coins but we do have an Elizabeth I silver coin dated 1588
plus the odd assortment of old halfpennies, pennies, thruppences etc.

What do you do on Christmas afternoon?

yes lol


whats your fave dickens story?

No, never heared of it.........will look out for it though



Will you be watching The Old Curiosity Shop, Charles Dickens at 9pm tonight?

Only knew about the 12 days after.
Mine go up on the Sat before Christmas, even if that's Christmas eve!

Have you watched the series Long way down (Scotland to Capetown) and Long way around{ GB to New York (I think ) }starring Ewan Mc Gregor and Charlie Boorman ride bikes the whole of those distances. Shown on BBC on Sundays ? Fascinating!

Yes....not very well though!..prefer draughts lol


do you like board games?

Yes...put them up on the 13th

Did you know that traditionally, decorations should go up 12 days before Xmas and come down 12 days after?

No, we live too far away but another member of the family does.

Have you put your decorations up yet?

I've ordered my chicken from my local butcher, pick up Xmas eve,
hubby is working Xmas eve til noon so will pick up veg and bread then.
I am not going near our supermarket, if I can help it after the Monday before Xmas.

Do you lay Christmas wreaths on your lost loved one's graves ?

No but will do at the beginning of next week.

When is the last day you plan to shop for your Christmas food ?

It will be a festive nutroast...not yet decided all the ingriediants. I will buy a turkey breast and kilted sausages for my son.


have you given the neighbours a xmas card yet?

Yes , and am annoyed (could use some stronger words) as family are listed and I requested to my local council that they would not be added to the list available to outside organisations .! .......Thankfully tel No. isn't on there, although not ex directory we are not listed.

Have you decided on where and what you will be eating for Christmas lunch ?

Cooking at home for the family, only 4 of us, son and dau both live at home.

How, if you do celebrate the incoming new year ?

Because I'm an accountant, I get the job.


Have you been invited out for Christmas or are you doing the cooking etc?

I love Christmas Pud but this year I'm the only one at home that does - the little individual ones just aren't the same.

Do you have any hobbies - other than family history obviously!