Richness

Contemplating Christmas ....grandad
love

Friends
Nice...

crackers

friends and family

sunny garden (you can just see the bbq spit roasting the turkey in the background)

pink perfection

Cruising in the garden

Nic's childrens table with adornment and'activities'

The haul
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What you CAN'T see due to the need to abandon the camera for cooking and hosting duties

• 2 x 1.5 hour Skype sessions with Louisa and Co in Leicester
• Skype session with Jasmine in Dunedin
• Chatting with Philippa in Troutbeck
• Julian, Lesley and Ria enjoying pudding in the backyard in the late afternoon sun (yummy panna cotta, chocolate roulade (thanks Marie - Anne), fresh raspberries and strawberries
• Present opening
• The SPREAD mmmmm
  
  ...ending on a sad note, thinking about a young colleague waiting to meet the angels, people who can't bring together a happy Christmas for all sorts of sad reasons