Here's the Season to be Jolly........

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day was spent at Leon and Elizma's house. It really was a lovely 2 days, with way too much food, but great company, and great atmosphere (especially with their lovely little fireplace roaring....)

On Christmas Eve we over-ate ourselves on a finger buffet, followed by opening our presents. We were all there (and then some), for the first time in 7 years - Dad, Mom, Leon, Elizma, me, my little dog Murphy and 0.5 (Leon and Elizma's unborn child).

Johan and Celia, good friends of Leon, joined us on Christmas day and we all enjoyed the following:

Goat's Cheese and Caramelised Onion Filo Tartlets with Rocket and Balsamic Vinegar

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Beef Wellington

Leg of Lamb (with Mint Sauce)

Rice

Goose Fat Roast Potatoes

Sweet Potatoes

Creamed Spinach

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Apple Strudel with Butterscotch Sauce and Creme Fraiche

So as you can tell, we ate like Kings!!!!

Merry Christmas to all my friends and family out there! Hope you all experienced a peaceful festive season, and that your biggest gift for the next year will be peace and good health!!

Click here to see our Family Christmas Photos

Hyde Park WinterWonderland

On Sunday 9 December Willie and I drove to London to have a special pre-Christmas-lunch with Frieda and Johan. We took the opportunity to make the trip to Hyde park (in the freezing cold weather) to go to the Winter Wonderland that they created there. This included a large outdoor ice-rink, lots of stall selling interesting things and best of all - MULLED WINE!!! Yummmm!. Despite the weather, we had a lovely day, and enjoyed a very very tasty lunch!!! We'll do that again next year!!!

Rugby at Twickenham

Dad and I went to Twickenham on Saturday, 1 December. World Champions 2007 vs. Barbarians. What an amazing experience - and certainly a dream come true for both of us! There were so many Bok Supporters, if it were not for the freezing cold weather, we could easily have been at Newlands or Ellis Park. The game was absolutely shocking, and the boys lost badly, but a great day out for Dad and me! And for an added bonus, we bumped into an old friend from SA. Nice to have seen you Zeeb, we'll hook up soon! Twickenham - we'll be back! Click here for all the photos