Happy 2015 to all...

Melissa Christmas morning.

Jess and Dino full of Yule spirit.

 Well it's all over now bar the shouting.  Sanny and I hope you have all had a great Christmas and are about to have the best year ever in 2015.  We ourselves have had a very hectic time of all but I think we have achieved most things we set out to before coming back to the UK.

The Lawn tractor has been rebuilt and Geoff's new bathroom has had the finishing touches applied all before the Christmas frenzy.  Christmas itself went off pretty much without incident like the well oiled machine that Sandra always tries to ensure it is.

We managed to get down to the Midlands to catch up with Peter (ex of the Katoghi) and on the way back called in to see Mark and Maureen on the off chance that they would be in, they were.  Everyone was in good form and seemed to be ready, willing and able to take on the festivities which lay ahead.

Christmas retreat for Les.

We visited all the children on Christmas morning, whilst the bird was in the oven, to ensure that "he'ad been" and of course to indulge ourselves in the reflected glory of having all these beaming grandchildren until of course they get bored and then it's over to the parents.

New boat curtains Waddy's way.

 I have managed to get out of the way a couple of times into the conservatory with the guitar but not as often as I would have wished as I've been trying to sort out flood prevention measures for the house door barriers and air brick modifications amongst other things.

Sandra and Liz dancing in the new year.

Geoffrey's perennial new years parcel. 

With true teamwork Sandra and I have made the new curtains for the fore and aft cabins on Lesanda with the aid of Aunty Pauline's trusty sewing machine, it was quite therapeutic if a not quite a professional job it'll be good enough as only we see them.

New years eve last night and we went down to the village pub for some refreshment.  Geoff didn't want to go as he would have to walk home so he was going to watch the fireworks on TV but we needed fresh company and went on our own.  It was actually very quite only about forty people in but as we live in an isolated hamlet people have to drive to get there and have obviously made the sensible decision to leave the keys at home.  We had a great night none the less and didn't set off back until one thirty in the morning.

We sent several texts to people in Greece but they maybe didn't recognise the number as it was my UK phone and of course I never said it was from us, so if you got a strange text last night it was us - in alcohol!

 On arriving back Geoff had left out his usual new years pagan offerings of Money, Sticks and Coal which will today be wrapped back up for next year.  For a religious man I cannot fathom out this tribal ritual but if it keeps him happy then that's OK by us.

Happy new year everyone.  Les and Sanny xx