I'm always up till 2 or 3 anyway. Others usually in bed before midnight, but they don't mind staying up sometimes. The cousins from the other end of the lawn came to dinner (instead of us going there as someone was ill). Gravadlax eaties, turkey risotto, nice actually, and superb crêpes suzettes made by the foodie middle daughter. The nippers were allowed to stay up. Everyone else guzzled wine, I had my usual, we all had one glass of perfectly nice champagne for the big moment and there was a bit of bourbon. I didn't get plasterado but herself did as she does once in a blue moon. All OK though... all still alive.
Some elements of herself's family have a steady- or even heavy-drinking culture and tradition although she herself is normally abstemious. Suits me down to the ground now I've got used to it. Walked into a few trees and a few ditches at first, but that was 40 years ago.
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