Kendall's OK, but just getting over some sort of virus that laid him low for a couple of days and stopped him visiting Sheffield with me last night. My daughter took care of him and fed him KFC, making gravy and mash especially to make him feel more at home. He's developed a liking for English scones - the closest thing we can get to biscuits.

However he's now recovering and hopes to be OK to visit a session tomorrow night where we're hoping to meet Sir jOhn from Hull.

We're looking forward to Christmas with the family and New Year with friends before heading back home. See you for the January Shanty and I'll try and persuade the Cap'n to come as well this time. He says that he will come if he has a voice by that time as he's "not going to come and sit in a corner like a giraffe"