Hello! *waves*

So that was that.

Christmas is all over again for another year, and it's been a lovely few days break from work for both of us.

Mr D got Christmas Eve off, which gave us a good few days off together.  It's his first Christmas at his new job and he's already had more time given to him at Christmas than he ever did in nine years at his old place.

We went to see my Mum and Dad on Saturday, then Mr D's family on Christmas Eve, and yesterday was a nice day chilling out, just the two of us.

I've been a very lucky Dizzo with lots of wonderful gifts and cards.  I think (hope), I've thanked everyone who needs thanking for gifts, and for cards I'm going to do a proper thank you post in the new year once I've taken them all down, and I can see exactly who I got them all from!

Today, we're having another chillout day, although we did walk down into Windlesham for their annual pram race this morning, so that was a nice excuse to get some fresh air, and a bit of sorely-needed exercise!   I saw a post on Facebook this morning saying that there are 365 days to next Christmas.  After what we've eaten and imbibed over these last few days,I think I have 365 pounds to lose before next Christmas!

I've been keeping up with everyone's posts, and I hope that you've all found some relaxation and happiness over the holiday season!

Love and hugs!!

Windlesham Pram Race - 2018

So, Boxing Day morning, is traditionally the morning when Mr D and I drag our huge overfed carcasses out of bed, and stroll about a three mile round trip into the neighbouring village of Windlesham for their annual pram race.

This is an event that runs every year on Boxing Day morning through the village of Windlesham, and the communities of the two villages, Lightwater and Windlesham, turns out for it. The event has been running for around 50 years and raises a lot of money for local charities. In previous years it’s rebuilt a scout hut, put a public defibrillator in Windlesham village centre, and preserved several local playing fields and sports clubs. It’s basically a glorified pub crawl and runs a two mile course through the village, passing Windlesham's five pubs:

The Brickmakers Arms
The Surrey Cricketers
The Sun - which is our nearest pub, so where we pitch up to watch the fun
The Half Moon and
The Bee

And yes, racers are expected to 'support' those pubs along the route - and they do, enthusiastically!

The 'prams' can be any wheeled vehicle or contraption that has no form of power except being pulled or pushed, and that's where the fun starts:

The themes and fancy dress are always many and varied as usual and in the best British pantomime tradition, wherever there’s a theme that requires a glamorous woman, they are generally played by a man. And usually the biggest, hairiest, most unfeminine bloke possible!

Although there is never an 'official' theme, each year, there are one or two themes that seem to crop up repeatedly on a number of floats.  A couple of years ago it was Donald Trump and Brexit (neither very complimentary!!), last year it was Peaky Blinders and Game of Thrones and this year, it seemed to be environmental issues.

Here’s a cross section of some of the ‘prams’ and costumes from this year:

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