Fleaflyfloflum

How do you know the sky will be grey that day? Is your middle name Francis?

Sure wont be depressing at our christmas as we know how to have a good time. Add to that some of the kids are getting bikes for christmas i suspect a walk (ride) in the woods is on the cards after dinner.

Fleaflyfloflum

MartynK

I don't, obviously, but it seems to rain most of the time in SW Scotland. I'm fine with cold/hard/clear weather, but the short days, darkness and grey dampness get me down.

Who is Francis?

So do we, but my kids are in Africa and I've never been very keen on the "British" Christmas. Our best ones were spent in the bush or the Drakensberg.

moneypenny20

That was always my problem. I loved doing all the cooking for 15+ people and having everyone around but I must have fed them too well as everyone would then slump in front of the TV and either snore or argue over a present. It would just be me and maybe my sister who would want to get some fresh air and exercise. If Christmas was ever blue skies, crisp dry days I'd have loved it but the grey, damp, dark by 3 would seriously weigh heavily on my shoulders.

I am still happy to be having a break from cooking for all of them, and we try to get out and do something interesting, maybe it's easier for us in that the kids are teens and don't get the giddy excitement anymore anyway. What we feel like in years to come I've no idea but the idea of being in the UK over Christmas is unlikely to ever be top of our wish list. I'd rather fly somewhere in the middle and meet up with everyone there but that won't happen either, my family seems to be falling apart in the UK and have no interest in making an effort, least of all flying somewhere.

quoll

I am so darned jealous! I loathe Christmas in Australia - it just never feels "right". Mind you it will probably be sleeting - we'll be in Ballarat but it isnt home and it isnt Christmas it's a sort of pastiche of Christmas. We have the decorations up at work already - bah humbug! In fact the only saving grace is that we think we will be spending it with the granddaughter who, at 2, is becoming quite in tune with "more presents"

Fleaflyfloflum

WHO is Francis???!
You cant be British. He is the camp weatherman who used to be on the BBC years ago, now on Sky News

Nu-Shooz

I've never heard of Francis..is he a Southern weatherman

MartynK

Ah, then I wouldn't know. I lived overseas from 1974 until recently - apart from a short period in the late 70s - and we don't have television.

moneypenny20

Don't worry, I was in the UK up to 2005 and had a TV and I don't know who he is either

Fleaflyfloflum

You lot obviously watched crap TV in the mornings or were lazy sods who dont get out of bed early enough

http://tvnewsroom.co.uk/people/francis-wilson/

Nu-Shooz

Oi i'm up at 6.30 every morning..even on these cold mornings. Gets the blood rushing through my veins, then i'm ready for anything

Fleaflyfloflum

Fool..


Although i was up at 5.30am this morning. Had to go pick up my daughter and drive into central London. First ice scrape of the year on my car. I think i'm weird coz i enjoyed it

Nu-Shooz

Nope not weird..my youngest was in a fit of excitement wanting to scrape the ice off. There was only a little bit.

MartynK

Hmm. 6.30 isn't very early. I normally go to bed by 9.30 and get up around 5.00 - 5.15. I like the early morning, and my body still seems to be on SA biorhythms.. It is getting cold now but, thankfully, we don't have central heating!

Nu-Shooz

I think 6.30 is early(not very), esp when the rest of the house don't get up til 8. I go to bed quite late though..11.30 most nights, so don't get much sleep. Thankgod i have central heating. I missed it in OZ and believe me you need it in those shacks they call a house.