The Nutcracker

We had my parents for a pre-Christmas visit last weekend, which we all enjoyed. This has been our last week at work before a couple of weeks of leave, and it's gone by pleasingly quickly (not least because we also had Friday off!). We spent yesterday splitting and stacking a ton of chestnut, which is now safely stowed in the wood shelter. Today's been rather more seasonal, as we went to Leeds Grand to watch the Northern Ballet perform The Nutcracker. It was an excellent production, and a lot of fun: it's been a long time since I've watched a ballet live, although we have a recording of the Royal Ballet's Nutcracker that we can watch at Christmas.