Well done, Auntie Penny and co :)And, at the end of the party, before leaving, everyone had to kiss under the mistletoe (Christmas tradition - no idea why):
2011年1月7日金曜日
Just before Christmas . . .
Just before Christmas Shun and I decided to have a little party for our family, with Christmas drinks (mulled wine) and party food. The snow was still on the ground so it was difficult for people to drive, but everybody came and we had a really good time. When each group arrived, they had to sing a Christmas song before entering the house. Here is my Auntie Penny's family singing Jingle Bells:
Well done, Auntie Penny and co :)
And, at the end of the party, before leaving, everyone had to kiss under the mistletoe (Christmas tradition - no idea why):
Well done, Auntie Penny and co :)And, at the end of the party, before leaving, everyone had to kiss under the mistletoe (Christmas tradition - no idea why):
Heavenly choir!
The first snow finally melted, but about 10 days before Christmas, the second snow came. It started at the same time that Shun, Mum and I were waiting in a very long queue to enter St. Paul's Cathedral (big, beautiful London church) for a Christmas carol concert. Very VERY COLD!!!! So cold that my Mum put her scarf on her head (I have never seen her do this before - she looked like a slightly stylish grandma from a fairy tale.)
We stood in the queue for about 30 minutes, the snow falling all around us. Just when we thought we might become ill from cold, just when we thought a nice glass of red wine in a nearby pub might be a better idea, the Cathedral stewards told us we could enter! Inside the cathedral was almost as cold as outside the cathedral, but it was a beautiful concert, with a boys' choir and an orchestra, and we could sing our favourite carols and soak up the Christmas atmosphere. Afterwards we had a delicious pizza and the long-awaited red wine. Lovely (but freezing).
We stood in the queue for about 30 minutes, the snow falling all around us. Just when we thought we might become ill from cold, just when we thought a nice glass of red wine in a nearby pub might be a better idea, the Cathedral stewards told us we could enter! Inside the cathedral was almost as cold as outside the cathedral, but it was a beautiful concert, with a boys' choir and an orchestra, and we could sing our favourite carols and soak up the Christmas atmosphere. Afterwards we had a delicious pizza and the long-awaited red wine. Lovely (but freezing).
おきゃくさん！
The other exciting thing that happened in early December was our Japanese guest! Our friend Junko came to visit us from Tokyo and we had a fantastic time with her - eating, drinking and laughing. She came with a suitcase full of Japanese treats (eg.めんたいこスパゲチー、トマトすきやきソス, lots of other Japanese food packets, and the December issue of MOE magazine, which I love.) It was like an early Christmas and Junko was Santa-san. Thank-you, Junko! Junko doesn't want me to put a big picture of her on my blog - but I'm ignoring her! Sorry Junko!
December etc!
Oh dear - time flies. I can't believe I haven't blogged for more than a month! Oops! My excuse is: December was very very busy - snow, guests, Christmas preparations. Phew! So if you have a bit of spare time, here is the simple (lazy) version of what's been happening this winter.
First, the snow was crazy! It was so bad that one day, my work was cancelled because the shop didn't have enough staff to stay open - no-one (apart from Patrick and I) could get to work. This meant I had time to put up the Christmas decorations - hooray!
And it wasn't only me. The shops in Sevenoaks did some very lovely Christmas displays and looked great in the wintry weather:
Ah . . . . nice!
First, the snow was crazy! It was so bad that one day, my work was cancelled because the shop didn't have enough staff to stay open - no-one (apart from Patrick and I) could get to work. This meant I had time to put up the Christmas decorations - hooray!
And it wasn't only me. The shops in Sevenoaks did some very lovely Christmas displays and looked great in the wintry weather:
Ah . . . . nice!
2010年12月1日水曜日
The snow goes on - wow
It really snowed a lot today!
We walked to the shops to buy boots and food. My work was cancelled because all the shops shut at lunchtime (or didn't open at all because the staff couldn't drive to work.)
Because I had a little holiday I had enough time to put up winter and Christmas decorations in the living-room :)
MORE SNOW!!!!
. . . today there is even more snow. And ice. And icicles hanging from our windows. Wow. very beautiful. Ther is just one problem. I don't have wellington boots and I have to walk to work later today. I will get wet feet. It is snowing again now. To be continued . . .
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