@a_dave_in_sydney I usually spend at least every second Christmas alone. My daughter either travels or goes to see her dad.

I treat Christmas as my celebration day - I don't have to pretend to be interested in other people's children and grandchildren, I don't have to field questions and the assorted responses to 'what are you doing for Christmas', I know that all that crap has come to an end so I celebrate. A nice bottle of wine ( which will usually last me a couple of days), what I want to eat eg chocolate pudding for breakfast if I want or a breadstick and pate for lunch, and I line up my Christmas movies to watch. This year the movies were Top Gun Maverick, Silence of the Lambs and Rocky Horror. I do take the dog for a walk, usually very early in the morning so I can watch the birds and avoid people. And I'll often keep the curtains closed all day - my telling the world where to go! And when people say, did you have a nice Christmas, I give a smug smile.

@tallandtrue That's quite high! Well done.

@spacelizard I travelled through Japan with a spork in my handbag. It was a lifesaver for me. I've tried many times to use chopsticks and for me, they're a great weight loss tool.

This year's live tracker for the #SydneyHobartYachtRace is pretty crap. The filters don't filter. You can't click on the yacht to find out more info. In past years it's been great. I do wish people wouldn't improve things to the point where they're unusable. #Rolex

@stufromoz Thank you.

@liamvhogan Love a bat race. Have the live tracker open, ready to follow.

@ghost_shit I was confused as a kid travelling over Chrissie to various interstate rellies. To me, Bon Bons were the paper things you pulled at Christmas dinner; crackers were fire crackers you let off on cracker night. And suddenly, here were people eating Bon Bons and having crackers on their lunch table. #AussieIdioms

About 40 white ibis (bin chickens) on the golf course this morning. 13 on the fairway at the back of my house and over 25 on a farther fairway. I hope the solo ibis, the advance guard, is happy their friends have arrived. #dogwalk #birdsOfOz #binchicken #whiteibis

@Kels_316 2 concrete pavers please - about 40cm square.

@stufromoz Thank you!!

@Steveg58 And carrots for the reindeer. Interestingly, the sherry and fruitcake was always gone the next morning but the carrots were only nibbled on 😂😂

@psychopoesie 💐💕

@feather1952 I'm not sure she's ever seen a rabbit. Yesterday one of the golfers had a Kermit golf club cover - and Pearl was going to protect us all from this terrifying critter. She growled and barked, tail up, full alert. The golfer patted the Kermit cover and brought it over for Pearl to see it was ok. It was hilarious.

I was very relieved on dog walk this morning to see more than one bin chicken (white ibis) on the golf course. There has been a single one here for a few weeks and I was worried it might have been injured and left behind when the others passed through. It could fly and was eating ok. But today, there were a few others. So maybe it was the advance guard checking the route. They come through twice a year and rest up at the golf course for a few weeks each time. #binchicken #whiteibis #BirdMigration

@feather1952 Dogs exercised, rabbit exercised, hooman amused - a perfect start to Chrissie Day. Pearl now turns and looks at me when she sees a kangaroo as if to say 'do I have to? Please tell me no'. And then she bumbles off doing her own meandering thing. Have a lovely day.

@lisamakesstuff Appointments seem to get programmed into my brain and I'm okay with them. I think that's why the pill-taking is a problem - my brain has not recognised it as significant so just says 'whatever'.

@lisamakesstuff Oh no, that's not me with wake-up alarms. I usually wake up at least 5 minutes before the alarm. And then get a huge shock when the it does go off and rush to find my phone to turn off the alarm.

@lisamakesstuff I think that will be my problem. I'll hear the alert, say 'oh yes, must do that' and then completely forget!

I decided I did need something from the supermarket after all. So I put on my big girl pants, muttered 'patience' all the way to the shops. And it was no busier than a normal day! Parking was plentiful, fresh food and cooked chooks were plentiful. I was in and out in under 15 minutes. #XmasShopping

@feather1952 Hmmm, I'm sure he's asleep planning something evil.