Christmas has Begun

This year we decided to start the Christmas celebrations with a party. So we invited all of our friends and also French friends that we've made at the Bridge Club ... and surprisingly, everyone accepted our invitation, all 33 of them!  Sue has been preparing for the past few weeks cooking and making Christmas decorations but then I was called in to help.  Friday we cleaned the house and then Saturday we cooked.

It reminded us of our previous life as caterers!

We were up at 6 o'clock this morning and didn't stop for anything to eat; the time pressure was on as everyone had been told to arrive for 12!  And they did.

The party went very well and we enjoyed ourselves thoroughly. 

Fortunately the weather was so good that people could sit outside in the warm afternoon sun.

Now that's what I call a Christmas party.