Christmas 2021 - COVID Times

We had a pre-Christmas party on December 18 this year. Megan Paul and Tom came and brought hot apple cider which we had in the back yard. Because of the velocity of the omicron variant of COVID they did not stay for dinner.

Ella in the kitchen. For dinner we had pulled pork with roasted plantain and various other dishes.


Joshua with the Paris-Brest cake that Margot made for my birthday. This round, choux-pastry cake in the shape of a bicycle wheel was created in 1910 to commemorate the Paris-Brest-Paris bicycle race. Margot felt that the tire had gone flat. We thought it was delicious.

Ella, after dinner.

Time to leave. If Margot holds Molly, she stops barking. I guess she is reassured that she will not be left behind.

DECEMBER 25- Christmas Day


The Christmas Day celebration was at Mark and Margot's in Barrie.



Before dinner we had a Christmas concert.


Joshua wished us a Merry Christmas on the guitar.

Grandma McCrossan's china looked beautiful on the table.



Margot made a beautiful, delicious Buche de Noel for dessert.
No Christmas pudding this year. There is always anticipation if I flame the Christmas pudding. Many years ago I used over-proof rum to flame the pudding. It was quite a shoot-up of flames... in Daryl and Jane's kitchen in New Smyrna Beach. Even Bryn sent a message this year not to burn the cupboards.😅


After dinner photo. Mark's parents, Bob and Dolores Hamilton, are in the back row.
Tom was with his father this Christmas. Megan and her husband, Paul, decided to be careful and self-isolate this year.





 

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Margot said…
It was so nice to be able to celebrate together again.
December 27, 2021 at 6:02 p.m.
Megan said…
Lovely pics. Looking forward to coming inside next year! 😆
December 27, 2021 at 7:11 p.m.
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