@Phoenix_Rising Great Idea Phoenix_Rising! funny you wrote this ... yesterday on my walk I bumped into a gentleman who I have been talking to on and off on walks for roughly a year and he started the topic of what are you doing for Christmas ... anyways ... during our conversation he asked me what I was doing for Christmas and I said nothing just the usual ... well he gave me such a sa, pitying look ... he was going away to somewhere to see one of his daughters ... and he asked again what I was doing he looked amazed I wasn't going to do anything and I said again I was doing nothing just spending Christmas with the children. I am used to that and quite content with that. The thought of doing a huge Christmas spread sends shivers through my spine. I shall be online I am sure on Christmas day unless of course I get a better offer from Dr G!