My Quiet Life in Suffolk: December 23rd

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Thank goodness that nasty chilly I had went far sufficient away in order that I may get to the train group on Tuesday. Though it nonetheless hasn’t fully gone – hanging round far too lengthy for my part. No swimming this week – it is faculty holidays so the one lane swimming classes are early morning or evenings.

Postmen have packed up early for Christmas by occurring strike in the present day and tomorrow.  I’ve had some Christmas playing cards via and the invoice for the boiler service final month lastly bought right here. My put up often arrives about 1pm however due to lacking some days it is simply meant they’ve wanted to work a lot later and it was nearly darkish when he popped playing cards via the door yesterday. Plenty of Robins on playing cards this 12 months. 

I used to be happy to search out I may watch The Battle of the Brits tennis on TV, this was a two day match between England and Scotland organised by Jamie Murray. It was on the BBC iplayer and there have been some good matches. I’ve additionally been watching the Finals of  this sequence of Countdown, one younger fella has damaged all information along with his excessive scores and College Problem Christmas Alumni quiz – it is fairly unusual generally to search out these good brainy individuals – all specialists of their fields – do not know some on a regular basis fundamentals.

 And eventually as requested listed below are some extra photographs of the pages from the ebook…..

Adorning the Christmas Tree, December 1944 by John Worsley. The Crimson Cross crate in entrance of the Christmas tree reveals that the 2 males are adorning their hut in a prisoner of warfare camp

A tank crew of the forty fourth Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, a part of the 4th Armoured Brigade, unpack a Christmas parcel to disclose a pudding inside.
Behind them is their camouflaged tank

The sorting of Christmas mail is undertaken on board the battleship HMS King George V, Christmas Eve 1943

Again Tomorrow

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