I saw a blind man, he was eating his fork

Phew. It's been a busy December. In fact, I'm not entirely sure where it's gone. In gigs, some of it.

( The Frank & Walters @ the Water Rats )

( Grace Petrie @ Bush Hall )

( The Wave Pictures @ the Lexington )

Probably just as well Dinosaur Jr. cancelled their show, really.

Oh, and I saw NMA at the Forum, too. But you've all heard me waffle on about them before, and right now the mother is requiring assistance making pigs in blankets.

Don't bring me Advent calendars of falsehood, myth and lies; bring me the Advent calendar of fact

I've made the pigs in blankets now, by the way. Christmas was nearly cancelled, as apparently some form of butchery-related mishap means we do not have the requisite 47cwt of Cumberland sausage. I mean, we've still got 47cwt of sausage, it's just that some of it is Lincolnshire.

Can you believe it?

I know.

I've wrapped all the Lincolnshire up in bacon and am hoping no one will notice.

Long-term readers will know that me being called upon to link un-linked Cumberland sausage and wrap some of it in bacon is a long-standing Christmas tradition, along with decorating the tree, having a nice fire, and not going out there because it's bloody windy.

This Christmas Eve has been all over the shop. ChrisC and I got to Darlington yesterday, but Christmas Eve being a Sunday has properly messed with everything. The parents have already done the butcher-run, because today is Sunday (butcher closed). Plus what do you have for Sunday dinner, when you know the next day is already going to contain the mother of all roasts? (ChrisC says "a roast anyway, you idiots", everyone else said "corned beef pie". At least, they did once the idea of a corned beef pie had been mooted.)

( So there was some going to church )

( Tradition! )