Hello laptop I’ve missed you. Have you missed me?

This is the first minute I’ve had a chance to sit down and open my laptop for what seems like ages.  I have no idea what is going on in the world and I’m scared to even attempt to start reading the gazillions of emails that have landed in my in box.  So yes, my wee laptop has been sitting redundant in the corner for days now as the only appliances I’ve used have all been kitchen based.  My oven is groaning from overuse and the dishwasher is quivering in the corner.

I have, as they say, cooked for Scotland.  Family and friends have been fed – not one but two Christmas meals cooked – endless cups of tea, coffee, pots of soup, sandwiches, glasses filled and refilled, sweetie papers picked up and binned.  Now, oh joy oh joy it’s just me and my little laptop.

They say this is the holiday season.  Holiday!  Well it might be for everyone else but for the cook in the house there is really precious little time to kick back.  Now don’t get me wrong, I love to cook and I am by and large a pretty organised cook – but when that last visitor leaves I’ll be honest and say that there will be a bit of a spring in my step.  I need to chill.

What’s the chance of closing the kitchen until New Years Day?  Yeh, I know I didn’t think so either.

Tonight however will give me a break because its’ leftover night – no cooking.  To top that off son is off out with girlfriend, my mother in law is snoozing, happy but weary from visitors, so the best of the day is yet to come. Hooray for a quiet night and some Christmas TV.

So happy Christmas blogland.  My wee laptop and I wish you all a quiet night too.