Christmas 2022

 Here at Kitty Towers we are a bit on the ball so after having Christmas Dinner I'm typing up the Catmas entry.

You'll hear a bit more about this Big item in the present list but it is a extra bit to the 1980 to 1984 Now Yearbook series with tracks they didn't include .

I asked one S Claus for this as it rounds off that part and so have this the three lp set version that will tie in with the LP of Now Yearbook 80 and my other original compilations on records.

I had the Beano Annual that goes with both the Christmas Special comic and the Christmas edition of the regular comic with exclusive cartoon adventures from Minnie the Mix, Rubi, the Bash Street Kids and the like.

That's a ritual that goes way back in time and single digit ages.

 

This was a delayed Record Store Day issue of a live concert from 1982 during the Rio tour for those of us alive at the time, the first time it came out on two slabs of gold coloured vinyl.

 I had these two Super Audio cds that originally were issued in 2000 and 2003 part of a series seeing the entire Steely Dan catalogue remastered and issued in audiophile vinyl and Super Audio cd form by Kansas based Analogue Productions.

I had a voucher from one aunt, some hand knitted woollen socks,a new diary to help keeping things organized, money from the 'rents and one brother although one present sent by mail hasn't arrived and one hopes isn't lost

Card edition 2022

 

Wishing Everyone a Happy Christmas and all the best for Twenty Twenty Three!

Another week in the countdown

 Cold enough?

It's been a very cold few days here with temperatures well in the minus region - we don't do degrees f here - so being out has meant being wrapped up even when its been okay to be out on wobbly paws.

Catmas is beginning to take shape with a christmas carols by the tree event being held last Saturday for everyone young and old who was up to it.

Yesterday one Mr S Claus put an appearance in as the christmas lights, reindeer and sleighs are multiplying in the gardens coupled with local shops being decorated out.

 

This is one of two official trees, outside a local church, the damp excuse of a tree provided by the council, wilting and at a bit of angle due to the ongoing subsidence issues here is being by us cos it just isn't a proper Christmas tree we can use for things.

The church is also open at certain times for anyone needing a warm faced with problems with heating costs being a struggle.

Countdown begins

 It's that month again so lasting just longer than Prime Ministers these days we start the BIG COUNTDOWN.

It's entirely normal here for there to be an Advent Calendar as that's what I grew up with and not much has changed with me anyway so there won't be any groan up versions.

This time around Disney is involved and why not?

How many Disney movies have you seen at the movie theatre or on the small screen, read the novelizations of  and coloured in the colouring books reasonably neatly?

Thought so. Here we have one advent calendar that has lots of mini story books included  you can read or better still, get some one to read them to you.

Tomorrow should be community singing by our tree as well.

Things are starting to arrive although trying to organize Xmas with poorly grump you need to run errands for and keep an eye on.

I am working on the Christmas blogging schedule so I get a rest here and on the Tumblr, final post should be December 19th according to my main notes and resumption  being around the 26th.

I'm unsure if we'll do the blog on Xmas day thing this year with it being a Sunday and things here a bit up in the air.

Anyway, see you next week!