Christmas cut-outs

Just had second Christmas today! None of the parcels from my fam arrived for Christmas day, so sat down with coffee and cream to open them this morning. Highlights include the fluffy sheepskin slippers from Ma and Pa (very much needed at the moment) and these felt cut-outs of Lily and Oscar. I thought they were fab, so they are now lining our stairs!

The Golden Spoon

To most, this is a spoon for serving curry borrowed from dAAwAt, the finest Indian restaurant on the planet. To members of the BTMS, this is one of the greatest awards one can receive in an otherwise patchy betting career. It was with great excitement that I opened the airmail parcel from Bermuda to reveal the great trophy - earned when I finally picked one right (at terrific odds of 35:1). My sole new year's resolution is to hold onto it for the year!

Christmas Day

Christmas morning - champagne and pressies.

Our christmas tree was a bunch of flowers bought from Columbia Road the day before, but was laced with some kiwi trinkets: a silver fern bauble and a pohutukawa fairy.

The Queen (and her message) looking gorgeous in lime green:

The Christmas feast - thoroughly spoilt by Karl and Kim who laid on the best spread, all washed down with Moet and mulled wine :)

Merry Christmas everyone

All the best for a spectacular 2007.

Christmas Lights in Canary Wharf

The advantage of it being dark so much of the time is that the light look spectacular:

London Santa Run

Latest news reports out of the North Pole suggest that Santa is getting a little too fat and a little too old to deliver presents this year and has sent out a request for assistance.

As a result, over 1500 people turned out in Battersea Park to attempt to be selected as one of Santa's assistants and it was a strangely impressive sight. Fraser was the third fastest Santa in London - another fantastic run from him. Gabrielle, Alli (Corbett) and I also donned the felt suit, beard and hat and ran the 6km course in the name of the Snowsport disability charity. All good clean stuff and a good start to the weekend!

G and Alli taking it very seriously!

Frasier on the podium: