I'm really looking forward to it. All of my harp teaching ends in two weeks, but I have a couple of weddings to play for, which always pay quite well. I'm hooking up with a particularly gorgeous flautist in a wedding this weekend, so not only do I get paid a lot but I get to play with a really REALLY good-looking guy.

My family Christmases are usually quite mental, having 10 brothers and sisters. Usually there's a huge Christmas dinner which is cooked by me mam and dad, and Harri has a longstanding tradition of cooking desert (for a family of 13 - I don't envy her!). The twins are very big on their practical jokes so we spend the entire day watching them like a hawk, and then we all go outside to the summerhouse (which thankfully has heating) and play music and sing. Gotta love the family Christmases.