Boxing Day

Boxing Day was a great day too. Ben, Claire, Thomas and Sophie came to Pippin Cottage for the day and, after a treasure hunt round the village, we had a splendid lunch at our village pub/restaurant, The Kings Arms (see photo). Then we walked home and played Quirkle (Sophie's Christmas present), Chickenfoot and Uno. The afternoon passed so quickly that there was no time to play Rummikub or Pit. Next time perhaps?

Christmas Day 2011

This year the Peet Family were altogether on Christmas Day for the first time in 8 years and we had the best Christmas ever. Ben, Claire, Thomas and Sophie stayed with Olly, Sally, Noah, Anna and Libby in their new home in Sherborne and Jenny and I joined them for the day. What a lovely time we had - lots of presents for the kids, a delicious turkey lunch, NO TV but plenty of games (including a Pictionary marathon) fun and laughter. The photos show the serious business of present opening, the children having fun at their end of the table (from L to R, Noah 12, Thomas 10, Anna 10, Libby 7 and Sophie 6)and Jenny, Claire and I observing a tricky game where odd shaped objects had to be placed on odd shaped slopes - very tricky.

Weather!

This time last year our house and garden and the lane outside were covered in snow and the UK was enduring some of its lowest temperatures for decades (see photos taken by our neighbours). This year we have had no real cold weather as yet and our begonias are still in flower - just! No doubt the cold weather will come soon - "daylight lengthens, cold strengthens" as Jenny's grandmother used to say.

Cinderella

Yesterday was Libby's 7th birthday and Jenny and I took her to the matinee performance of the pantomime, Cinderella, at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil. Libby knew the story but this was her first visit to a theatre and her first pantomime. The show was excellent, one of the highlights being two live ponies pulling Cinderella's coach to the ball. Buttons was very good and he mentioned Libby's birthday from the stage. Afterwards we went to Tamberino's Italian Restaurant for a meal and the staff turned off the lights, brought an ice cream with a candle in it and sang "Happy birthday" to Libby. A great day out. Sorry we don't have a photo of the day but we do have one of Libby's birthday last year, when we went to an Italian Restaurant in Ramsgate, South Africa.