My other half refuses to buy me any model trains as presents because she doesn't want to buy the wrong thing, lol. But she did get me a couple of the East Midlands Trains MK3's as she was with me when I was going to buy them anyway.
She has insisted I have a church on my layout and got me the Metcalfe church kit and a huge box of scenery to make the church scene, including grass, stone wall, gravestones, people (including a grim reaper) etc.
So I have treated myself to a few bits with my Christmas bonus from work, including East Midlands HST, Hornby EWS 08, Dapol track cleaner, various building and scenery, a mountain of ballast and glue, DCC decoders, the list goes on. Plenty to keep me busy over the winter.
Layout is shaping up well, long long road of scenery to crack on with now.....