It’s been pretty nice really. Christmas morning was present opening time and I got, among other things, Michel Roux Sr’s latest cookbook, The Collection. It is one of the most beautiful cookbooks I have ever seen.
The other life-changing present I got was a hairdryer! These things re amazing! I can go from wet hair to dry hair in a matter of minutes! I had heard good things about hairdryers and I think, once upon a time, I have owned one. But now I have one again and it is very exciting.
Christmas lunch was eaten here…
…and was great because we just sat around blowing up balloons….
…while the staff brought us our dinner. It was lovely and fuss free.
There was mass present opening with Yaya and the other children for a while and then we all went to a sofa filled room on the grounds of the hotel with a big TV showing Christmas films and sat around feeling full. It was lovely.
Breakfast the next morning consisted of my favourite 5 year old putting on her best make-up artist face and rubbing bubble bath into everyone’s necks and faces, telling us it was perfume.
After we had all left and gone back home, Danda and I found an amaretti panettone in the kitchen and spent approximately twelve hours sitting on the sofa eating it, drinking cups of tea, reading books and watching TV. We didn’t even have lunch or dinner. We just picked at this panettone until we had finished it….!
All in all, a fabulous few days. How was yours?
Posted by Photography Journal Blog on December 30, 2012 at 14:55
Mine was awesome and low key. Yours looks lovely as well.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on January 1, 2013 at 10:28
I’m glad you had a nice one too 🙂
Posted by Alex Jones on December 30, 2012 at 15:42
Low key with an unwelcome guest called a cold.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on January 1, 2013 at 10:33
O dammit. Loads of people I’ve spoken to have said they had the sniffles. I did too actually, but I was almost better so it was ok.
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Posted by kindredspirit23 on December 31, 2012 at 11:32
Christmas was good, excellent this year. I didn’t get to see some of the usual faces: My son had to stay in Oregon, my first cousin made the trip up with his wife, but snow kept us apart. For the most part, it was grand and I am happy to bring in this new year.
Posted by lazylauramaisey on January 1, 2013 at 10:36
Good. Annoying that the snow got in the way of seeing your family though.
Posted by kindredspirit23 on January 1, 2013 at 12:49
it happens; money had a bit to do with it, too. Daughter married in Nov and he came here for that instead.