Things you can't wait to do. Get rid of the tree. Ditto cards. Hoover the floor. Empty the bin and eat fresh fruit. Things you never want to see again. Mince pies, shonky turkey, pine needles, sweet dessert wine, the mother-in-law.
Things you still quite like. Candles, fairy lights, cosy evenings, good books and the smell of pine needles. Ditto clementines. Chocolates.
Things you can definitely do without. Traffic and the M25. Carols. Holly and even worse mistletoe. The Queen's speech - how is the old Duke? Rubbish on the telly.
Things that made our Christmas. Family, friends, good weather, empty roads, a fantastic surgeon and excellent staff at St Mark's Hospital in London. Ditto Papworth. Many, many thanks from the Queen and me. Roll on 2012. Happy New Year one and all.
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