The Festive Season

December was great. All the public holidays, and some annual leave, meant that we felt like we had had a bit of a holiday.

My brother, Kevin, and his girlfriend, Alison, were out from the UK for about 3 weeks -it was great to see them. A real highlight of their visit was a long weekend at our friend's (the Zammits) berg house - what an awesome spot! Long walks, trout fishing, lounging in the jacuzzi, fleeing from HUGE berg storms...fantastic.

We hosted my side of the family for Christmas lunch (which was a feast, of course!); and joined David's side for some post-lunch festivities.

I'm very pleased to say that we managed to stay awake until midnight on New Year's eve - bravely accompanied by some friends who had joined us for a braai. We all seem to be at that stage where we enjoy discussing the latest antics of our respective dogs - I'm sure it will only get worse when we all start having children...