Yesterday we attended our first community event at the Village Hall just down the road from our new home - a splendid Burns Lunch complete with authentic Scottish piper and the customary address to the haggis.
The church we're now part of has been running this event for ten years now and a very hard-working team delivered sixty or so three course meals, prefaced of course by a wee dram!
What a great way to bring people together!
Talk about leaving it to the last minute!!!
Villa go head-to-head with Watford in what's effectively a six-pointer. The two teams are hovering in or about the relegation zone with just one point separating them. This is a must-win for us.
The game starts promisingly with Villa commanding most of the possession. But wouldn't you know it - Watford's first real attack and up pops Villa nemesis, Troy Deeney to head home a fine cross. One nil down with half-time approaching.
After the break Villa open in positive fashion, pinning back the Hornets. A combination of dogged defence and blatant time-wasting tactics hold us at bay until at last substitute, Douglas Luiz finds the back of the Watford net and it's game on.
Villa continue to press but the clock's running down. We're five minutes into injury time as new keeper, Pepe Reina lofts a speculative free-kick high into Watford's box. Tyrone Mings gets on the end of it, he's tripped and the ball flies free to Ezri Konsa who fires home. We've won!!!
The goal is subsequently awarded to Mings, but who cares - it's a precious three points.
I love mornings like this. Crisp and cold with frost underfoot and a glorious winter sun illuminating the beauty of nature. Roscoe the dog enjoyed it too!!