Sunday 27 December 2009

It's all fun and games until...

Boxing Day, another interesting one in the annual Christmas calendar and a fine public holiday for all of us that live in the Commonwealth of Nations. It's a little like Black Friday but (obviously) far more refined.

For my family it means one thing - lunch at the Hollands, a nice long walk, and several board games in an attempt to prove (usually unsuccessfully) that the Davieses are the preeminent family of Frome.

This year Becky cooked a delicious meal that included smoked salmon mousse and Normandy chicken (a traditional British dish...) and we played Carcassonne and Perplex City. Hannah and I even won the second one!



Chef Bec does the hard work in the kitchen.


It's still the season of crackers, party hats, etc.



30 years ago, one of us was found in a bundle on the doorstep.



Mad cat Saffy.



Becky chooses carefully where to play her cloister tile. Could this rival Settlers in our board game affections?



Suitable for ages 2 to 102.