Crimbo has now past as has the New Year festivities, but the memories live on for now.
22nd saw us suddenly stressed and headed North to get the ferry across to the UK, and an overnight on Billy's sofa (hotel next time). 23rd we met Daniel for the first time (our Grandson) and then picked up Bethany and headed North again to Barnsley. Where we had a very pleasant few days of Christmas relaxed and in the company of my Mum and Dad and Bethany... We even enjoyed a bottle or two with Marie and Wayne who popped up for a flying visit.
22nd saw us suddenly stressed and headed North to get the ferry across to the UK, and an overnight on Billy's sofa (hotel next time). 23rd we met Daniel for the first time (our Grandson) and then picked up Bethany and headed North again to Barnsley. Where we had a very pleasant few days of Christmas relaxed and in the company of my Mum and Dad and Bethany... We even enjoyed a bottle or two with Marie and Wayne who popped up for a flying visit.
Daniel
Not the best picture but one with us all in ;)
Boxing day the 26th and we went North West to Burnley to visit Wendy's family and a pleasant stay over with Sammy and Leon, I caught flu from Pauline but is was still nice to see her ;) Wendy was reunited with her family and it was nice to see Both Scott and Bobby too.
Chillin with the cat - at Sammy & Leons
Sammy and her Mum (they will shoot me for putting this on the net lol...
27th and back to Barnsley where Billy and Ryan had arrived, and awaited the arrival of Ray, Becki, Emily and Daniel to complete the Lang side of my family, a rarity which we hope to revisit here in France.
Ryan & Emily
Emily & Wendy clapping hands...
The 29th saw us headed back South to take Bethany home, we now had a full car and trailer however I managed to forget the coffee table we had ordered from Argos especially oh well never mind, Hopefully Joan and Tony can pick it up and bring it to France when they come over in Feb...
The night of the 29th we had a nice meal out in Barnstaple with Bobby Scott and Dave and a good nights rest before heading back to the Ferry port of Portsmouth for the homeward journey. We dropped in on Mondo and Joy in Bransgore for a quick hello and was gone.
Once back in Le Theil and Ridersrest we quickly got into the festive spirit once more and celebrated New Year with the commune, John Luc, Nicole, Mark and Kay, much wine champers and oysters were consumed and we watched the new year come in a second time on the BBC.
The night of the 29th we had a nice meal out in Barnstaple with Bobby Scott and Dave and a good nights rest before heading back to the Ferry port of Portsmouth for the homeward journey. We dropped in on Mondo and Joy in Bransgore for a quick hello and was gone.
Once back in Le Theil and Ridersrest we quickly got into the festive spirit once more and celebrated New Year with the commune, John Luc, Nicole, Mark and Kay, much wine champers and oysters were consumed and we watched the new year come in a second time on the BBC.
the 2nd Jan saw us back to renovating the house ready for guests...
Wendy has now completed the decoration of the two upstairs bedrooms and the toilet room bar painting the doors. All the lights are up and the doors have handles...
Bedroom 1 - Finished
Bedroom 2 - Nearly finished
The Barn is coming along with most of the boards up now and the electrics completed and all working (Had me worried for a while - the only thing I have done from start to finish on my own in the Barn)
