Christmas 2009

Christmas has been lovely, of course.  The right amount of company, food and wine.  Weather has been hot and steamy so we have retreated to inside with air con on and books and cricket.  Relaxing.

The ducks joined us for Christmas and this dish of ducks was the closest I have come to ducks in a culinary setting, if you don't count the duck liver pate with cranberry. Unfortunately I have not made the santa hats, maybe before next December these will happen.  Slowly, slowly.  What seemed important a few weeks ago wasn't so important to accomplish as time fell into the week before Christmas. 


When we are all together on Boxing Day it is celebrated with heads in books; cricket on the TV - sound off, radio commentary on; start of the Sydney-Hobart; left over food turned into something different to excite the appetite and canasta.  Actually, I think these items are on the agenda of the children wherever they are on Boxing Day.

The ducks enjoyed our traditional Boxing Day with the cricket as well.