Merry Christmas to all

Today was nice - I managed a proper dinner, the kids got presents enough to keep them entertained for a plenty long time, and now I'm finally sitting down, about to relax with a beer. Yay
Oh, and re: kiwi fruit - there is indeed a horrible enzymatic reaction. Kiwis contain a protease which interferes with the solidification of the jelly, resulting in a bowl containing a lake of pinkish fluid in which small berry islands drift forlornly over the slurry of liquified sponge cake on the bottom. It was not pretty. I managed to salvage most of the fruit though (the non-kiwi parts) and after a dash to the late night supermarket for a new packet of jelly, trifle 2.0 was far more successful. Lesson learned, though, to be sure.
Ps@ dekana - I feel your pain. Batch painting of guns is one of my least favourite aspects of tank armies. Ganbatte!
Pps: today's dinner. Quite proud of it, actually
And just for fun, a picture of a 1 yr old with a plate of cream cake. I'm reminded of the chap from Airplane that had the drinking problem...
