On the 12th day of Xmas my true love gave to me: 12 drummers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese-a-laying, 5 GOLD RINGS, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. What's for dessert?

And last night's eclectic selection

That's the wife's xmas present wrapped. Her favourite things. Wine and chocolate oranges.

Today's first wander. More to come...tonight

The name's...

It's all a bit of a boar...

On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me: 11 pipers piping, 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese-a-laying, 5 GOLD RINGS, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. 38 people watched me devour 23 birds.

Snap up a bargain today!

So many questions!

On the 10th day of Christmas my true love gave to me: 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese-a-laying, 5 GOLD RINGS, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Lord landed on a French hen; feathers everywhere.

Made me chuckle.

Quiz time. Where is this? Highly recommend a visit.

Yesterday's surprisingly pleasant Winter ride

Is it SHH or SK?

I would say an open and shut case Watson...

On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. I hope the ladies like pear; the birds are all mine

49 years young...

What we cyclists have to endure...

On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Swan milkshake, yum.

On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me: seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. The swans aren't a-swimming any more; ate them.

1. I hate to see good people wasting their time and energy. And there’s perhaps no greater waste of time and energy than seeking to change the trajectory of the human population. It’s not just futile, but also a massive distraction from things we CAN change. This thread seeks to explain why. 🧵1/12

On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: six geese-a-laying, FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Goose, calling bird, hen, dove, partridge and pear omelette. Yum.

Good morning from Lovely Alsace. Bon weekend.

Today a local walk then the slog round Colmar and Turckheim. The things I do for Xmas!

On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: FIVE GOLD RINGS, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Someone check my litter tray, I think I ate some rings by mistake...

Tour of our village for our guests last night. Peace and harmony. Today the mayhem and fun of Colmar

It’s that time of year again, where I remember how a mammogram saved my life five years go, and I proceed to hold my breath while I await my scan results. Don’t put off your mammograms, people with breasts: five minutes can make all the difference…

On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me: four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. They're not calling anymore. Ate them.

Goodnight from Lovely Alsace.

All I can say is WTAF?!

On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me: three French hens, two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Ate them. Ooh la la.

On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me: two turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. Ate them.

Another nice day in a nice place. Lots to see. We chose the zoo. A lovely walk.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.

Our economic woes are caused by Brexit, (Ukraine), Covid, Brexit’s ugly baby - our dismal immigration policy, Truss budget, 14yrs of austerity… All rightwing policies. Quite mad that our media acts as if Labour’s budget is the end of days, when they failed to adequately scrutinise any of that👆shit.

So many questions...

35 years ago today...

Good night from lovely, chilly Alsace

Great signs of the world

Xmas market No2. A first for us. Quite nice.