It's 2010 already! Today John turned 65 - can you believe it?
And on Monday we have our 41st wedding anniversary!
When John got back from Montreal, I had several meetings to go to and we only had a few days to prepare before we were off on our narrow boat for my birthday trip. This turned out to be more of an adventure than we bargained for. You can read all about it by clicking here. The final disaster came when we got stuck in the ice and had to be rescued by our brother-in-law, John! Don't get me wrong, we enjoyed most of it - it was just the ice and cold weather that put a damper on things.
A few more days went by as we did washing and shopping and prepared to go to Joy and John's for Christmas. Christmas day was lovely - a quiet, warm family affair with lots of wonderful things to eat and drink. Strefford Hall Farm did us proud with a multi-bird roast (goose, stuffed with chicken, stuffed with pheasant and all lined with sausage!) and the whole dinner was delicious and cooked to perfection.
Boxing Day saw us out on our traditional walk. It was cold, but that added to the pleasure as it made the ground firm underfoot. The sun shone, there were lots of people out with lovely dogs and the mince-pies came as a welcome break halfway round the walk!
We managed to get the boat home on the Sunday. And it's a good job we did since it has been cold and icy ever since. In spite of our 4-wheel drive and ABS breaks we have been slithering and sliding down the driveway with very little, if any, control. This is a picture I've just taken from my study window. If you look very carefully, you can see little black dots in the central field - that's people sledding! You can click on the picture to enlarge it, if you want to.
