Well, here we go again dear readers. ..Christmas fever builds remorselessly in Christian ountries around the world ... and not only Christian given the seduction of the stories, the sparkly trees, the feasts ... the time for good will between all human beings (with some exceptions of course!)
The children are most drawn in to the story of course, not only because they get 3 weeks off school, though that's certainly a bonus for children and teachers alike (again with exceptions - some children miss the school dinners and the kindness of teachers, whilst lonely teachers miss the joy of their students. That's the reason why in the weird covid year a mere two years ago, when pupils stayed at home and were taught remotely, exceptions were made for those whose parents and carers were essential workers ... plus those whose parents and carers could not be trusted to take care of their children properly or feed them their free school dinners Monday to Friday. The blogger's nephew was one of those teachers. Of course, the whole covid nonsense was a social experiment and the new normal is back now ...)
Yesterday, after breakfast we headed to Newcastle to have lunch with the blogger's two delightful daughters we always loved Christmas time even though they also loved their primary school on Chillingham Road ... the secondary school not so much! Of course that's normal, after all, dear readers, part of the magic of Christmas is belief in Santa Claus, which wanes with time! So, in with lunch in Sambuca's Italian restaurant in Heaton ... a delicious (and nutritious ) lunch was dished up, whilst the children discussed what they were doing Christmas Day (the elder with her mother-in-law, the younger with her Mum), whilst your old blogger and his partner will eat lunch in Stanhope, probably just the two of us, though guests are always welcome, Christmas or not!
Returning to Stanhope we discovered France in a spot of trouble in Qatar at the World Cup Final, trailing Argentina 2-0! Amazingly they turned it round with a penalty, then a spectacular shot from Mbappe to equalise and go into extra time. During extra time two more goals were scored, one each, meaning penalties. Argentina scored more so finished World Cup champions. The last time England won it was 1966, when your blogger was 16 and watched Bobby Moore lift the trophy at Butlins in Minehead.
Today, Monday, who knows what we'll do, or where we'll eat lunch ...
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