Christmas

An unexpectedly good Christmas Day. It started off with a morning swim followed by sherry and snacks on the beach with local British friends. Then a super very extended Christmas dinner and afternoon with friends in the next village. We stayed so long we only just got home in time for the 10 o'clock curfew.
Then an evening message from my brother to say that Mum did after all manage to get to the Christmas dinner we'd booked for her and my uncle at a very nice country park hotel near her home. She's been in such a state recently that we wondered if she would make it.