minnellium

Listen to a great rendition of Tchaicovsky’s Nutcracker Suite performed entirely on bicycle parts.

Those clever little devils.

Another lovely homely weekend. On Saturday I went to do a (semi-fun) charity Madison Cyclocross in Manchester. The ‘Madison’ bit means that riders race in teams of two and ‘tag’ each other, taking it in turns to do a (5 or 6 minute) lap. I had a good laugh and it’s the antidote to the seriousness of the national trophy cyclocross series.Sunday was a great day for lazing about really - did a few jobs about the house and got in some Xmas shopping in the morning. Had a lovely walk to the park, and a big stew at the end of the day. Purfick.

Some people are just born to sing…. and others just enjoy it anyway.

Lily’s rendition of Jingle Bells

Listen here >> Jingle Bells

Lovely day last Saturday - always nice at this time of year to spend a day just being around at the weekend because I tend to be racing on a Sunday in the Autumn and early winter.  Lily, Katie and I just did a few jobs around the house, including getting the Christmas tree up and decorated.  It’s a drawn out festive season when you have little children, but it helps grown ups to get excited.

Follow the link to see some pics of Lily helping to get the tree up, and some snaps of her Preschool nativity play, at which Lily was angelic.  Almost literally.