Today is the last Saturday of the year, nothing more significant than that. I want to talk more about Christmas and the good things that happened.
Hannah and family arrived on Dec 23rd. They stopped with us on the way to Bristol. We had breakfast, Erez and Daniel and Giddy had individual eggs cooked in individual frying pans. (Now why do I note such an ordinary event as that, totally uninteresting to anyone really... but it was a cozy kitchen situation, a family togetherness, I love remembering it and thinking that I could create something they wanted and which surprised them-- but how does it possible signify beside the huge event of a flight for 5 of them from New York). It was just so lovely to be with them.
They came back with Reuben on Christmas Eve, More food, more conversation. Marylin and her daughter Bea and her twins arrived too. Toby visited too.
Christmas Day was extraordinary. Ben had set up the Crafty Egg for about 25 of us. There was a huge buffet and tables were set with napkins and crackers and tasty treats. Piers and Sarah and Toby and D came along with all of us and Alice's family too. Piers produced matching black hoodies (with Crafty Edd Christmas 2023 written on them) for all the grandchildren. We never managed to group photo them all wearing them. It was all wonderful.
On Boxing Day Piers and Sarah celebrated their own lunch with Sarah's father, meanwhile H&E&G&D came to us, joined later by Hector and Toby and Gabe, we measured them all against the kitchen wall.
Gabe stayed w P&S and went to Malmesbury pubs with Hector and Toby. One of the joys of the days was that we were a totally mixed up integrated family with different people moving in different directions but all time but essentially together.
Hannah and family arrived on Dec 23rd. They stopped with us on the way to Bristol. We had breakfast, Erez and Daniel and Giddy had individual eggs cooked in individual frying pans. (Now why do I note such an ordinary event as that, totally uninteresting to anyone really... but it was a cozy kitchen situation, a family togetherness, I love remembering it and thinking that I could create something they wanted and which surprised them-- but how does it possible signify beside the huge event of a flight for 5 of them from New York). It was just so lovely to be with them.
They came back with Reuben on Christmas Eve, More food, more conversation. Marylin and her daughter Bea and her twins arrived too. Toby visited too.
Christmas Day was extraordinary. Ben had set up the Crafty Egg for about 25 of us. There was a huge buffet and tables were set with napkins and crackers and tasty treats. Piers and Sarah and Toby and D came along with all of us and Alice's family too. Piers produced matching black hoodies (with Crafty Edd Christmas 2023 written on them) for all the grandchildren. We never managed to group photo them all wearing them. It was all wonderful.
On Boxing Day Piers and Sarah celebrated their own lunch with Sarah's father, meanwhile H&E&G&D came to us, joined later by Hector and Toby and Gabe, we measured them all against the kitchen wall.
Gabe stayed w P&S and went to Malmesbury pubs with Hector and Toby. One of the joys of the days was that we were a totally mixed up integrated family with different people moving in different directions but all time but essentially together.