Christmas 2008

We got round to cutting the Christmas cake on the Sunday after Christmas. Here we are, preparing to enjoy it with ice-cream. We were all together as a family this year - something that will happen less and less as our sons spread themselves more around the country and the world. Unfortunately, by sunday, Allan had already returned to Somerset West - hence his absence from the photo. The table cloth is one that I brought back from Mexico - a wonderful, cheerful, celebratory splash of colour!
Seater around the table in an anti-clockwise direction are Ian, Paul, Devan (Richard's friend who lives in Canada), Richard, Liesel (his girlfriend), Beryl (me), Ned. Juliette is taking the photo - you'll see her behind the lens.. On the bookcase behind Devan/ Richard, note the Lesotho hat - brought back by Richard after spending a month with the missionaries who run the orphanage at Semonkong.
Juliette is now included in the photo with ian, Paul and
Devan. Note the clock on the wall - it is permanently set at '5 to 11' - time for a liitle something. Those who know about Winnie the Pooh will know all about that. The clock has been set there for about 20 years now - we have never gotten around to replacing the 'works' inside.