We spent the morning giving Brunswick a last tidy before Christmas. Pulling out some weeds and brambles and making the path more visible again.

We were joined by a Christmas Robin who kept an eye on our progress hoping for some early presents 🐛

Just wow.

Richard B was unstoppable once we'd arrived and found the task beneficiary to get the tools. The rest of us thought we were working really hard until we could suddenly see each other as Richard B chopped a swathe through the middle of our bramble patch - amazing work!

All of us were keen to keep moving as it was one of those nights when the temperature drops away and it suddenly Really Quite Cold and gardening gloves aren't that warm. it definitely keeps is all on our toes (which, usefully, is one of my physio exercises - not yet ticked off for today).

Princess Caraboo was looking in the party mood, admiring our work from her throne, under her careful supervision we're making real progress to be able to see the ground, although a lot of bramble toots are going to need pulling out when we can see them.

Back to Workout to enjoy the Christmas session of the painting class who all looked serene until they had table tennis bats is their hands when aggression definitely took over. Fortunately their talent at stopping the ping pong ball getting as far as us was exemplary.

The last sense of amazement was saved for the Coffee Arr book from the bookshelf - who knew that "Oasis with Palm Trees" was even possible? We didn't pass it to the lively bar staff...

Back again next week for our Scavenger Litter Pick Festive Burger mash-up - right up our street!