Peelwall's lunch

I was invited to the Peelwall's lunch last Thursday. Phil Elliott is the cider maker at Peelwall's and a gregarious ex-Navy man who is boisterous company. Unfortunately I had to bale out at the last minute, and when I phoned (the next morning) to apologise to Phil was greeted with a gravelly voice which was obviously the embodiment of a good lunch/afternoon/evening. Phil proceeded to regale me with the 'craic' of the previous day and how his imbibing had got him to his current morning after-state. In the next sentence he informed me it was so good they are doing it again.... and I was expecting to hear 'next Christmas'... but out came 'Wednesday 19th December'. I'll be there.