I’m sat at Sainsburys cafe with a liberal amount of avocado and poached egg down my front.
I’m not surprised only mildly disgusted with myself
My second best navy jumped splattered
The woman at the next table gives me that benign bless him look, as if she spied someone with learning difficulties out alone. ( I remembered I was wearing sweatpants that were bleached on the arse- from a distance they looked as though my left cheek was hanging out)
I can’t wait to get home .
I dropped off Animal Helper Pat a gift . She was busy cooking and baking and now Bluebell is empty and devoid of cards and gifts.
I’m watching a gay couple too, they are dressed in matching Santa hats , and they bicker lightly over what to order and I feel a little envious
But the weather is mild and the sun is shining albeit in a watery way so I wish you all ( including anon troll) a happy Christmas Eve
I hope you are all ok xx
Wishing you a very happy Christmas, John, and a wonderful New Year. Thanks for all the posts that have made me laugh, cry and think! Reading your blog keeps me sane and helps remind me that there are some good people out there.
ReplyDeleteI hope Santa has something special for you in his sack! xx
Hohoho🎅🏼
DeleteOoh, you are a messy boy!! But don't panic, Alan isn't much better, I usually have to make him change before he is seen in public. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI was in our Sainsbury's at 7.10 am this morning buying all the things that Alan had forgotten yesterday. He'd remembered all the goodies and sweet stuff and forgotten his milk, bread and chicken for Mavis and Ginger.
Happy Christmas to you and the little furry gang. I hope it's peaceful and restful for you all. xx
Watch this space, I have the awful feeling Mary is pregnant
DeleteI was confused about this comment at first...Mary is pregnant, Christmas eve
Delete...then I realized which Mary you mean...OH NO! :)
Or it’s a phantom , she’s nesting
DeleteHow, when? Who?!!!!
DeleteMaybe it is the kittens, her wanting her own babies and it is phantom.
DeleteWatch this space
DeleteWhich Mary?? Clarity, please and thank you!
DeleteYe gods. Merry christmas.
DeleteHappy Christmas Eve, John!
ReplyDeleteYou too Jan xx
DeleteOh dear, I had to laugh a little at your sartorial splendour!
ReplyDeleteThat’s the idea today x
DeleteMerry Christmas John.
ReplyDeleteXxx ditto
DeleteKala Christouyenna. Wishing you a most enjoyable Xmas day. Eat, drink and be merry
ReplyDeleteAnd a Greek happy Christmas to u xx
DeleteWishing you a very Merry Christmas John.
ReplyDeleteAnd to you Camille xx
DeleteYou are just wonderful, wishing you a very Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteNo you are dear David xx love to both of u
DeleteMerry Christmas John (Sandy mid wales)
ReplyDeleteAnd to you sandy
DeleteHope you have a happy Christmas
ReplyDeleteI hope so too ..and you too
DeleteAthene
Honestly, John, what AM I going to do with you? You should know by now runny poached egg is lethal, and always an accident waiting to happen....but if it's any consolation I was putting the last minute shopping carton of cream in the fridge, caught my anorak cuff on the corner of the fridge door and ended up pouring half of it up my sleeve and painting the outside of the fridge in cream. Christmas accidents have their own special - er - magic of the season. Keep your Christmas happy and relaxed, and all love and best wishes to you and your/our Going Gently family. And onwards to a bright and better New year. God bless, all.
ReplyDeleteI have lots of cream in the fridge , I’m making trifle shortly , god help me
DeleteHave a Merry Christmas John! Wishing you a Happy New Year filled with love. Cali G
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas cali 🎅🏼
DeleteHappy Christmas, John. Thank you for your blog. X
ReplyDeleteMarry Christmas Christina
DeleteYou're like a gay, straight man:) My husband will walk around with a hole in his pants, covered in dog fur, and food on his shirt.
ReplyDeleteHave a good day John. Sending you hugs and love across the pond.
It’s been said before , it used to drive my ex wild
DeleteI have no idea why but reading this just made me cry. Merry Christmas, John Gray.
ReplyDeleteMs moon, I understand x
DeleteOh, I had the exact opposite reaction - I laughed out loud at your description. And despite being a 60+ year old woman, I have been there. I love the way you can manipulate a situation to create either tears or laughter in your readers. Merry Christmas.
DeleteNina
Or both in my case , thank you Nina x
DeleteIf I had been there I’d have a photo of you and your seemingly bare ass for my blog.
ReplyDeleteYou old flirt x
DeleteMerry Christmas John and thank you x
ReplyDeletePatti, happy Christmas xx
DeleteJohn, John...what are we going to do with you? Do you not know about napkins? Or to lean forward when eating a soft boiled egg? Anyway, sloppy John, I wish you a very merry Christmas and a new year filled with all you want and need.
ReplyDeleteIt’s my dyslexia
DeleteHappy Christmas John, i hope you have a great time and i wish you every happiness in the new year, best wishes from Julie king
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas Julie Kingx
DeleteMerry Christmas! 🎄
ReplyDeleteDitto Kelly 🌲☃️🎅🏼🌨️☺️
DeleteIf you are going to drop something down your front on Christmas Eve - make sure that it is a seasonal red and white - not green and yellow! For example - tomato ketchup and plain yoghurt. HAPPY CHRISTMAS JOHN!
ReplyDeleteAnd to you Neil xx
DeleteI'm taking the opportunity to say Merry Christmas John, to see if this comment disappears like my other one. Have a wonderful time, all the best for 2025. Cathy x 🎅
ReplyDeleteNo it’s here Cathy xx I will check spam
DeleteEating at home could save you a fortune in washing powder! Have a wonderful Christmas.
ReplyDeleteDitto
DeleteHappy Yuletide Squire!!!!!! I always say it not a meal enjoyed till something is down the front of you.
ReplyDeleteDear maddie , have a happy one x
DeleteMerry Christmas, John! Fortunately sweaters can be laundered. :)
ReplyDeleteMe too, happy Christmas Steve xxx
DeleteMerry Christmas John, enjoy every moment as disgracefully as you can must⛄️😂. Jan in Castle Gresley
ReplyDelete🎅🏼🌲thank u Jan xx
DeleteMerry Christmas John, Steve is right, sweaters can be laundered! We all "food" ourselves from time to time, it is what it is, and it's not a big deal.
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas Jimbo x
DeleteIt’s not noon yet here, but like you I’ve been out to a cafe,
ReplyDeleteIt’s icy cold.
I too watched a couple ( these with children) and felt envious , it’s a burden us singletons carry at Christmas
I cried too
Much love squire John
Lee
And love to you Lee xxx
DeleteThis is shaping up to be the most miserable Christmas since the one Boris cancelled but it could be worse, so plastering on a smile and wishing for it to be over. Hope you enjoy your time off and have a peaceful Christmas. Kath xx
ReplyDeleteChin up Kath x big hugs
DeleteGood Christmas wishes to you John. It’s a difficult time for many, those of us who are missing friends and relatives no longer with us. Doing something nice for others is a good antidote for the melancholy as you have shown. I’ll be glad when it’s all over with but sad to say goodbye to a few relatives I rarely get to visit with. Hugs and belly rubs for your four-leggeds. Your blog is a gift.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a peaceful one, I’ve just made a trifle x
DeleteMy best to you and your village, John. Happy Christmas! May our collective new year be better than we expect.
ReplyDeleteLove to you Mike x
DeleteYou're a braver man than I, John dear, to brave Sainsbury (or any store) on Christmas Eve.
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you for all the wonderfully told stories and each & every blog post!!!
Merry, Merry Christmas to you, your family & friends, and dear Bun, Weaver, Roger & Mary!
The animals are playing up somewhat what this space x
DeleteMerry Christmas dear John. xx
ReplyDeleteAnd to you dear Jennifer xx
DeleteAssorted pashminas per jumper colors. You could change once a meal was over. :)
ReplyDeleteLove you and yours at Christmastime and always.
And to you
DeleteBe careful with the trifle. That is what I spilled down myself and all over the floor yesterday. Warmest wishes for a Happy Christmas. ? the patter of little paws in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteXxx thank u susan x
DeleteHappy Christmas John x
ReplyDeleteDitto carol
DeleteAll the best to you, Johnny, and thank you for another year of excellent, personable blogging: top of my reading list.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kate merry Christmas x
DeleteHappy Christmas John.
ReplyDeleteExtra jumpers are always great to have. Everything washable makes them ideal and like new.
Enjoy!
They are already in the wash 🧺
DeleteAh, and 45 years ago I had a C section so suddenly, "unto us a child was born, unto us, a son was given" and what a joy he has been!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a lovely place to be and don't mind the splatters on your jumper. They will surely wash out.
You've made Christmas so much happier for many others, now hear and take to heart our greetings to you.
A very Happy Christmas to you and the fur family! Write on!!
Hugs!
Happy Christmas dear babs
DeleteMy daughter was born a week before Christmas 38 years ago... The doctor and all the nurses were singing... 'SilverBells ' as she came into this World... Always a happy memory for me.. She has two little ones of her own now.. Merry merry Christmas John.. Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteIlovebthese stories xx
DeleteFor Christmas, I bought myself a bib, as I am a very sloppy eater. It is black and printed with a string of pearls around the neck..they make men’s ones also. I just made myself some mashed turnip to go along with a turkey dinner for one from the grocery store.. they aren’t that good but hey ho. Thank you so much for your wonderful blog, love you John. Merry Christmas gigi
ReplyDeleteAn ideal gift no one has bought me yet
DeleteI love trifle. What do you put in yours. Merry Christmas John. It is 2 PM here on Christmas Eve in Pennsylvania. I like CE more than Christmas Day. Wishing you the best in 2025. Linda
ReplyDeleteLady’s fingers drenched in Sherry, thick custard then thick cream
DeleteThe biggest loving Christmas hug ever is on the way. XO
ReplyDeleteDityo
DeleteThis post has the makings of a gay Hallmark holiday romcom, meet-cute in Sainsbury...cute lonely bearded guy at the next table. You talk, time passes, he leans in for a kiss--and his face falls, his lip curls, he turns a Christmassy shade of green---looking at the front of your food encrusted sweater. John: "I am what I am" Bear guy: "Gotta go, wife's waiting and the kiddies..." John: "damn."
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, John!
If only x
DeleteLOL! Oh, John, you have such wonderful experiences! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a lovely time
DeleteJumpers will wash!! Sainsbugs on Christmas Eve....desperation!
ReplyDeleteJust mind that trifle.I hope you have a kitchen bitch apron ?❤️
Thanks for all your writing and just being you...I'm alone at Christmas too...but hoping for a promised phone call...
Then son and friend on Thursday...I bet he brings some washing 😆
Thank u for your card, classy
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Happy Christmas John. May 2025 be a wonderful year for you and yours. 🇨🇦
ReplyDeleteThank u Lea x
DeleteHappy Christmas John . Hope you get some relaxation after a busy year . Thank you for your blog which. May you thrive in 2025 x Bernie
ReplyDeleteMany thanks Bernie x
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and the four footed ones.
ReplyDeleteOh lord
DeleteDitto deArheart x
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas John xx from Jane in the antipodes
ReplyDeleteLove from John in the messy bedroom
DeleteMerry Christmas John x Sue
ReplyDeleteWishing you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year, John.
ReplyDeleteI too have been cleaning dog snot off the kitchen cabinet doors today, you’re not alone…
Xx
DeleteMerry Christmas, John. I wouldn't trade you for anything.
ReplyDelete🎄 Merry, merry Christmas John …… wishing you a brilliant day and a wonderful 2025. Lots of love. XXXX
ReplyDeleteWishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteLinda from Alabama
Merry Christmas John, hope you have a great day and a great year ahead. Love to your furbabies.
ReplyDeleteMy old friend Jock was like you. We used say we could boil his jumper to make a good hearty soup.
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