I don't know where we're going, but we know where we are? (Part whatever)

Intending to go to Tesco when it opens in the morning at 7am hoping everybody else hasn't the same idea.

It must have been packed today and tomorrow. Dreading the thoughts of it.

Let me reassure you, it's not just Ireland. It's the same in Germany.

I still remember that, after my parents had moved away to a new city, the last few days before Christmas would always be a mad dash of trying to get the last few gifts, the last few missing ingredients for our Christmas dinner (they were hard to get even in Germany), and other bits and bobs, with the "Regionalexpress" service home often resembling the last chopper out of Saigon. Mind you, stores are closed on Sundays in Germany, and I was already working full-time in a call center at the time, so I often didn't really have a choice when to shop, and as a consequence, it became something of a Christmas tradition. That continued even after I'd moved to Ireland (and learned how to play Apple's Time off system to my advantage to get around the holiday blackouts 😉), so I'm speaking from some experience here 😁😬

For me, the holidays didn't really start until I sat down in that ICE or TGV train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, or the EuroCity train from Austria back in my school days, which is usually when the stress began to fall away. I guess that's also why "Driving Home for Christmas" has such a special meaning for me.

Anyways, apologies for the rambling. Made it home from town, got everything I needed & more, and the last red wine cake for the year is currently in the oven 😋

@SuperBowserWorld that was probably a winter flowering cherry, some blossom at this time of the year.

I'm flat out after spending the day cleaning, but place has a nice feel to it. Looking forward to seeing some family and catching up with some reading over the ståde zeit

On the couch chilled out. Watching the telly. Girls in bed. Having a mince pie and bainne. Leaba soon unless I get dug into a decent movie.

Up and at em!

And to all that sail on here. I’ve just realised the offys aren’t open till 1230 today.

Big discussion here about how many potatoes are required to feed 12 people, OH doesn’t agree with my calculation of 1 KG per person :):)

A Funko Pop portrait of myself and Toby 🐶

Watching the rooks, gulls and starlings and listening to my tunes. Taking time away from the all the noise. Even have a packed lunch and a flask of tea. Glorious. ❤️