It has been a couple of weeks since I posted anything here. Were now well into December and I'm counting down the days until our Christmas holiday in Dorset. This time next week we will be spending the first evening in our holiday cottage with some of the family, by this time I'm sure we will be opening the first of a few bottles of wine for the week. Not all of the family will arrive on Saturday as work commitments mean some of the 'children' will come at different times in the run up to Christmas.

Sadly Tacy's step father died suddenly a few days ago, so Tacy, Mike and their children will break away on Monday to attend Bob's funeral. The time when families come together to celebrate a special birth, must be more poignant for those whose loves one has died.

Today I have been putting up a few decorations, as were away for a week, we decided that we wouldn't have a Christmas tree, but nevertheless the house is looking quite festive, with candles and tinsel.

Last night we went to Elaine & Brian's house where they hosted an early birthday party for me, we had a lovely evening with our friends, how lucky I am to have such wonderful new friends. I can't believe its a whole year since my 5oth which I celebrated wonderfully with tea at Claridges.