H.w.g.a #5

This has been a week of neighbourhood giving and receiving of tidbits - scones, wild watercress and blackberry vodka are among the things that have left this house

Apple jam has arrived here, and a lovely bag of allotment vegetables.

This wonderful gift included a bag of sprouts! We are not known for our greens, and probably haven't eaten sprouts since the last time I cooked a 'proper' Christmas lunch!

But Alistair is cooking this year, and cooking curries too!

So here he is, in the time-honoured British tradition - preparing the sprouts on Christmas Eve

And here is the curry (and it's yummy!)

And this evening we met ('by chance') a few friends in the street to toast the future (or whatever).

That was very lovely (we are honorary residents of Cliff Terrace, which is VERY lovely).