Well we are safely back home after our Christmas away, have celebrated New Year and are back in work mode; well, Peter is! Tim is going swimming this afternoon with a couple of girls and I am catching up on the old blog! Happy New Year to one and all and a fine and safe 2008. Unfortunately our friend Lindsey was burgled on Sunday when she was not at home, and her computers, cameras and sentimental jewellery from her mother are now all stolen. Her conservatory was broken into and her inner door smashed and then the whole house ransacked. I cannot imagine what an awful shock that must have been for her. Luckily she and her cat Merlin were not at home so no-one was injured which is a blessing these days, but what it has spurred her on to do is to move in with Jerry and sell her house and get on with their lives together. I am sure this will be the best for them both in the longer term but it is a pity that such an important and happy decision should have been re-inforced by an awful act of theft. I will speak to Lindsey this week and hear all about it then, but this is just a big hug from me to her!!
Tim had a nice time over Christmas and was delighted with his chefs hat and cookery book for teenagers! The first two photos are from Christmas Day, trying to fathom out how to free the bottle of wine for his father! and reading his book. Then he was asleep on the ferry home, so sweet! We had bad luck in as much as the fast ferry hit a harbour wall in the storm on the 28th, and didn't run again so we had to re-think our plans and book a ferry at huge extra expense and wait at the docks for the ferry to take us on board. It was better in the end as we were home earlier which was nice, but it was a shame we had to alter our plans at the very last moment.
New Years Eve we did a Gourmet with Ann, Arjan, William, Lily and Sara, which was lovely. We seemed to eat everything which I think is always wonderful, and means it tasted ok, and we sang loudly along to Guus, played games, tried all Peter's drinks from his stash in the garage and tried to stay awake for the fireworks at midnight!!! That last hour is always such a struggle for me! Arjan and Tim had lots of fireworks to let off in the street which took about an hour, and after that we all went in and hurried off to bed! Tim gamely cleaned the street the following day which we were pleased about, thank you TIM! And now it is all back to normal with cleaning, ironing, working, and the usual everyday run of things. Having said that, we are blessed with a great life here and we do appreciate that our lot is far better than many others, so this year my resolution is to remember this every day, and always be aware of what I can do for others to make a small difference in their lives. However tiny it might be, it will be given with love and compassion and a desire to make the world a better place for everyone.
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