I ordered a ham from a farm in the next village for our Christmas lunch, and will drive through the fog tomorrow to fetch it.  Peter is unable to contemplate a meat-free Christmas, but in our effort to reduce our footprint on the Earth, we are having a very local ham and a vegetarian Mushroom Wellington (from The Cranks Bible) instead of our usual wild boar and ham.  I will also be stopping in at the local farm shop for our sprouts, carrots and parsnips that will be roasted together, and potatoes for our roasties.  Unfortunately there will have to be a trip to the supermarket too (we don’t have any local grocery shops left in our village, apart from a tiny Co-op) to stock up on booze, Green & Black’s chocolate, and other bits and pieces for the weekend and Christmas Day.  Mental note to self: don’t forget the loo paper - recycled, of course!