- The Christmas tree is up and decorated. I’m not sure why but L relented and allowed us to use multi-coloured tinsel this year. Much more festive in my opinion, even if it’s not as classy.
- My job in the decoration process is to get Alexa to play the right Christmas tunes and to make the mulled wine. We had a bottle of pre-made from last year to which I added orange slices. Lovely.
- L surprised me with an advent calendar. I can never remember if we buy one for each other but I didn’t have one for her. I had to pop to the Costcutter in the village and buy the last calendar they stocked: one with a Paw Patrol theme. Redeemed just in time.
- Continuing with the Christmas theme, I’ve even been shopping (online) for presents. I decided to take advantage of the Black Friday offers and buy things early. I’m not finished but I’ve made a solid start.
- I’ve been enjoying The Rest Is History podcasts on my commute to work and walks around the village, in particular the Nelson, French Revolution and Roman Conquest episodes. Tom and Dominic are so engaging. It feels like you’re part of their conversation.
- I’ve continued experimenting with Generative AI coding tools. I walked through the GitHub Copilot tutorials and then kept tinkering. It’s no substitute for knowing the fundamentals: I had to point out a couple of mistakes it had made which it then cheerfully corrected. I guess I also need more practice. I’m going to give new entrant Windsurf a try.
