We just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and may it be filled with love, luck, health and happiness. It is a time to reflect on those that we will not be with, due to geography or because of their untimely passing away, which is part of life.

I have to write this ahead of time, as of course we will be totally in time constraint issues, as we are having Christmas Eve at our house for about thirty five guests, the dinner menu has been chosen, but the wines are always done at the moment, and God willing I will have the chance to write about the meal afterwards. Traditionally we celebrate Christmas morning at my Mother-in-Law’s home with all of her family for a traditional breakfast and Mimosas. Then we shall leave that happy home and go off to one of my Cousins, as she always likes to make Christmas dinner and off course that will require another story as well.

I will leave you all with a classic photograph that I have been using for the last couple of years on Social Media, for all of the participatory postings where people expect a response of “Merry Christmas.” I think the photograph does the intended job much better and I hope truly brings a smile to all that sees it. So Merry Christmas until we meet again.