Family Man - Mike Oldfield

While even more bad weather was on its way and there was some heavy rain before dawn my drive to Kingston upon Thames was bright and sunny with little other traffic on the roads. It being Sunday and the first day of Christmas week I guess most were either having a 'lie in' or heading for local shops making the journey pleasurable.

 The day was packed with eating, drinking (responsibly), seeing

family and meeting new friends.

ALEXANDER and FREDERICK

were already getting started.

 Maybe I should introduce each as we go as the

 BEEF

at this point was ready for

 CARVING

enter the Fat Lad!

 A decent bottle of Claret

 CHATEAU DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU

 and it was all systems go.

Mt youngest daughter LISA with youngest grandson BENJAMIN

 One of BERNARD's (my Australian son-in-law centre) sisters

INGRID, also Australian but at present a Lawyer in the City.

 Next, it was a real delight and honour to meet PABLO (far end

and husband of Ingrid) alongside his parents CONSTANTINO

(Costa) and CONSTANZA (Connie) all from 

COLOMBIA.

I think it would be in order to say that an instant and mutual

friendship was forged especially as I have travelled fairly extensively

in their country. I have promised to do a Post of the same.

 From here it was a case of simply

'a good time being had by all'

 so best I just leave the pictures to tell the story!

 Is that PUDDING alight yet?

 FRED tucking into another Chocolate Snowman.

After dinner a time for exchanging gifts

 and could any gift be finer than a short-cake Christmas Tree

made by the fair hands of your 3 Grandsons?

 YES! is the short answer to that question as the

GIFT OF LIFE

is what came next. Their hand-made Christmas Card featured

the very first photograph of my first

GRANDDAUGHTER and their SISTER.

I hope it won't be too long before I'm heading up the M3 once again!

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