[Magdalen] Prayer pats unhappy gut

[Roger Stokes]

On 23/12/2016 14:09, sally.davies at gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks Susan and Pub friends,
>
> I'm definitely feeling better today and was able to make it to work, taking
> care to keep the load manageable.

Good, and sensible
> The anti-spasmodic definitely
> helped and I think I'd actually got more dehydrated than I realised -
> running around the hospitals but not eating for fear of being caught in a
> "Situation"!
>
> i bought a pack of Ruby roasting veg for Christmas Dinner and some crackers
> that promise explosions of confetti - the veg is basically butternut
> squash, red onion and beetroot. I can also throw in some baby potatoes. Mom
> is bringing a cooked gammon ham and I'll probably buy a tub of fancy ice
> cream, that will be dinner.  The kids have a ready made lasagne to feast on
> in the meantime and tomorrow I'll think about any other trimmings and maybe
> some wine though Mom doesn't drink and with my dicky tummy I probably
> shouldn't either.

1 Timothy 5:23, but I would suggest eyjer a sweet white or a mellow red :-)

> We plan to go to Midnight Mass, me and Mom at any rate, will try to drag at
> least one kid along.
>
> So it's looking like a relaxed long weekend - South Africa has declared
> Tuesday to be a public holiday as well to make up for Christmas being on a
> Sunday,

Same in the UK, and it will happen the following weekend as well with 
New Year being a Sunday.

Roger