It took me several attempts to spell the stupid word!
It always seems to creep up too quickly. Today I finally made the effort to order various items that have been requested, with the predictable result that amazon.co.uk was out of stock. I know I've left it far later than this in previous years, just goes to show that 99% of the British public order Christmas online nowadays. With a bit of searching I did manage to find alternative sources and desired items (with one exception) have been ordered. I really don't see the point, it's all such a vast waste of money.
We went to the Lincoln Christmas Market last Sunday. It is supposedly the largest in Europe, had never been before (despite it being the 14th year). It was freezing cold (hovering around zero C) and the stalls were mainly selling tat - not nearly enough quality stuff. Far too many stalls spread over too wide an area, all around the cathedral and in the castle courtyard. Also far too many people, making it virtually impossible to look at anything properly. The best bit was the orange sunset, making the cathedral glow beautifully, and the moon in a perfectly clear blue sky. IF we go again it will be after 4pm on the Sunday, when there are less visitors and of course everything looks better after dark with the street decorations etc.
On Saturday it was the BCS Show, where I was gobsmacked to have 8 Brown and 6 Lilac kittens to judge, plus a fair few adults and neuters. Can't remember seeing 8 Brown kittens at a show for years! Lilacs I'd expect, but never Browns. I have no idea if I got it right, it was virtually impossible to choose between most of the kittens. Went to see some of Theo's kittens after the show - very nice indeed. Also heard of a possible litter which might produce a potential stud - watch this space!
Anyway, I must get on with writing the critiques - have only done one kitten so far, need to do 8 or so cats per day to get it finished by this time next week!
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