Not a fan of Christmas Day? Come and join me while I work with cute animals. It's an early start, so I'm leaving the boarding dogs in bed with Ken for him to walk in a bit, while I visit all the Christmas kitties #JoinIn Beatrix isn't impressed with me waking her up so early, but as you can see from the keys, there are a lot of animals to look after today.

A wonderful client of ours has sent us a 6-course menu, and now I need to replicate these dishes. Wish me luck! Starting with a champagne and chambord cocktail. The centrepiece and bottle of wine were also gifts from other clients.