Raspberry

We always do something 'pubby' for J's friend Rs birthday as he's a real, real beer fan, a bit like us. For lots of reasons, including a very sleepless night, I wasn't going to go today but in the end I did. Instead of the usual crawl around Brighton, or local if we can't be bothered with Bank holiday trains we went to an award winning Community pub (owned by a cooperative from  the local area) renowned for its beer selection. As I put it, an old a lazy persons crawl along the bar rather than down the street.

I didn't stay long. This was a very nice raspberry stout from an excellent South East London brewery.

Before we went out I dismantled the Christmas tree and reindeer. The hardest part was getting the reindeer back in the box, which I don't think is going to fit through the loft (with a proper ladder, you know who you are) hatch.

It's the only day if the year I think my front room feels big and light. It will revert to claustrophobic and dark tomorrow once I'm used to the space again.