Traditional Boxing Day Party at Carl and Mavis' house in Donaghadee. We seem to have been doing this now for 20 years! It's always a great evening with old friends and catching up with all the news.

Bill was back from India and in great storytelling form! Got a free upgrade to Business Class to Bangalore!
Tim had won the contract for supplying and erecting the Christmas Tree (26 ft!) in Stormont and that was a saga. Etc. etc.

Had sausage and mash for dinner followed by the traditional flaming Christmas Pudding and this year a chocolate fountain in the kitchen.

We stayed overnight, and as most of the party didn't break up until about 2.30am it was just as well!
The following day we were invited for lunch in Annabel and David's. Good to see them again too.
We are really blessed with Good friends.
Rick and Kate and Reuben arrive back from New York on Saturday morning. I'm picking them up at the airport at 8.20am.