Meanwhile in New Zealand...

.... they're making volcanoes! We got an accompanying video - at least a litre of vinegar, almost a whole bottle of food colouring and a tin of bicarb were used with extreme enthusiasm! Esme was most satisfied. And their mini Christmas cakes have finally arrived - I feared they had been confiscated -  they only took a month to get there!
Himself has just departed towards the airport, hopefully Will will shortly be airborne! Just time for me to make a batch of mince pies, finish the hoovering and possibly get a blog up.
Blog sorted now for the hoovering.