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December 23, 2005
Love and Joy Come to You, and to You Your Wassail Too
A Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all our friends and relations. And to you your wassail too... which meant "hale", as in healthy, and more recently meant the ale with which people drink to your health. So may this holiday find you healthy with an abundance of good food and drink in hand as you enjoy family traditions and great friendships. We're thinking of you this holiday. Our visit to the lower mainland will be short and sweet this year, but we welcome guests if anyone would like to visit Poplar Road this winter. (Unfortunately, it's not so wintery here at the moment, being unusually warm and sadly wet. But I'm sure we'll have great cross-country skiiing or snow-shoeing weather in the New Year.) Thanks for all the cards and e-mails. Our circle of friends is sure growing: thanks for all the baby photos everyone! And a special wish for health and abundance to all you expectant moms. Merry Christmas and all the best for 2006! Love, Anita and Richard. |
Posted by anita at December 23, 2005 10:26 AM
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Hope you had a wonderful time with your families down there. Warm and wet here, too, still. See you in the New Year!
Posted by: Wandering Coyote | 21:20 25 December 2005
This beautiful Christmas card wouldn't happpen to be a photo taken in your yard? Beautiful. Sooooo
happy you suprised us by coming home for Christmas - dinner just wouldn't be the same without Richard helping Jorge put on the final touches to make it so special. Luv ya - mommsie
Posted by: mommsie | 05:20 01 January 2006
We enjoyed being able to surprise our families more than any other gift this Christmas. And I think this was one of the cheeriest, warmest Christmases I remember since childhood (and I'm not talking about the weather). We're looking forward to having all our family here next Christmas. Richard made an incredible turkey dinner for the two of us yesterday (had to cook the one we left thawing in the fridge when we left early for the coast), and as we sat down to eat and toast to the New Year, he was planning our feast for Christmas 2006. I just hope it snows next Christmas - it is a sunny, springlike day out there today, unlike the photo in this post which was taken in our back yard on January 8th 2005. Snow or no snow, it was a wonderful Christmas.
Posted by: Anita | 09:53 01 January 2006