Monday, January 01, 2018

We saw in the New Year...

...with traditional family games, and party food, and fireworks, and fun. The children adore it all, and love to hear about how the games and traditions go right back to long ago and to gatherings of great-great-great grandparents...

After the children were tucked up, the older among us marked the chimes of midnight with champagne and hugs, and went out into the street where there was a glorious gathering of neighbours to ooh and aaah at a great firework display over the town, and to sing "Auld Lang Syne in proper style, arms linked for the second verse and dancing forward and back...


1 comment:

Malcolm said...

I joined the Conservative party as my New Year's resolution to be more active. See how it goes.