Monday 11 January 2010
Monday 28 December 2009
CHRISTMAS & BOXING DAY AT BEN & BET'S HOME
Cake by Molly May
Dear All at B&B's home over Christmas.
Cc: Other family members who could not make it and select friends who love sharing social activities - photos to view if you have some time to spare!! Too many to drive you crazy!!
Thanks for joining us at our home on Christmas and Boxing Day.
Normally Christmas day is celebrated with all the family members and this has been the case in the past, but in today's times, this is not always possible as the kids have to visit their in-laws and this prevents all family members being together thus Christmas greetings are actioned on the phone or visits with exchange of presents taking place on Christmas Eve.
For the family members who were at our home on Christmas day, this time David,Yvette, Molly and Jacob May, Colin and Norma and Alan and Anita Rooke, made it a most wonderful Christmas all of us enjoying Betty's superb Christmas lunch etc.
Molly May, our grandchild certainly did well assisting Betty with the Christmas cake and also did all the Sugar Icing decoration. She even made the kulkuls which went down a treat. I am so proud Abigail, Molly and Emily enjoy learning from Betty her cake making and sugar icing skills and before long they will be producing all the fancy cakes. They all 3 have a natural hand for design and are very creative so in future it will be the Cake Production from our lovely 3 grandchildren and in time Sophie, (Winston and Lynn's) our youngest grandchild will follow suit.
Boxing Day was also special with our very close friends always joining us so thanks to Noel & Theresa Desmier, Alan & Anita Rooke, Yvonne Gomes, Robert and Norma King and the rest of our family members. Two days of eating and drinking and with all Colin's Champagne cocktails added to making us all merry and bright. This time we missed Alex & Anna as they spent all Christmas with Richard, Allison and their grandchildren in Luton. (Certainly missed Alex's entertaining jokes!).
How about the Card games on Boxing day afternoon, Betty as always was eliminated from playing as she was busy with the cooking as she says No Turkey on Boxing day so other dishes. We had some great games with Colin winning the first big game of BLUFF (similar to 7 hands but more fun) and Yvette winning the second.
Alex & Anna, we missed you greatly and also Joe and Louise, you too with Louise's laughs and dancing fun was missed. Pity you could not make it at the last minute but will catch up with you before you return to Croatia to your second dream home.
Yvette & Mike Muise, you too certainly had a fun packed Christmas with all your children and grandchildren celebrating at your home. I can imagine the action and look forward to your photographs in due course. It was wonderful speaking to you Rhoda. Jerome too, the global traveller we cannot catch up - one day in London and the other in Goa etc. We miss you all and hopefully one Chirstmas we all will be together. Our love shared with all of you.
As a token of rememberance of all the fun, I am sharing some photographs taken during the festive celebrations. Also thanks to Alan & Anita Rooke for the collection of their photographs which I have added to my collection on a seperate link titled ... Photos from Anita and Alan.
Best wishes to all our family members, children and grandchildren and to all our special friends.
Wishing one and all A Happy New Year and a fruitful one too. Also thanks for all the wonderful gifts.
Love
Benny & Betty
(Click links below to view - too many pics)
Wednesday 16 December 2009
Greetings from Benny - Betty - Sheba & Suki
Dear Special Friends & Relatives
Wishing you much happiness at Christmas and always.
Our Christmas greetings is full of warmest wishes
just for you.
And each wish is for happiness
that lasts the whole year through!
May your days be merry and bright ...
and all your Christmases be white!
Love from
Benito, Betty, Sheba and Suki
Please click on the picture below to view full screen and please
read our brief message below Christmas card- Thanks.
Dear Friends and Relatives.
Just a quick word to 'Thank You' for all your Christmas cards received in the post. Very much regret this year for the first year since 1964, Betty failed to send out Christmas cards mainly due to my fault failing to produce my home made cards which fell late due to several reasons. Will make up in the future and in the meantime please accept our greetings sent via Email.
For those who are not on Email, we will phone you personally during the Festive Season.
Love and best wishes. Benito & Betty
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