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Post-Covid, we'd all forgotten what it's like to celebrate special occasions with family and friends and were just starting to enjoy small gatherings again when we were hit with a new strain that saw our beaches closed down by the government, This, of course, had disastrous repercussions for the tourism industry, but our BnB thankfully survived!
That C-strain turned out to be much kinder than its predecessors so public amenities soon opened up again, and we could once again start celebrating special occasions with our loved ones.
Christmas celebrations
I'm looking forward to celebrating Christmas with my extended family this year. The images below were taken in 2019 when we had our last big celebration for this special day.
Choccies, and Christmas crackers filled with little gifts, sometimes useless items, but nevertheless adding to the festive look, and we all love the bang the cracker makes when playing tug of war with the person sitting next to you ;)
Of course, as children, we really believed that Father Christmas, the friendly white-bearded man in his red suit came to drop off gifts in the middle of the night, so we'd be shooed to bed early, a nice excuse for Mom and Dad to have alone time, and enjoy a glass of spicy mulled wine.
A glass of milk and a couple of cookies would be left on the table to say thank you to Father Christmas.
The children would be awake at daybreak, and chase Mom and Dad out of bed so the gifts underneath the Christmas tree could be handed out.
Everyone soon got wise to that trick, but still pretended otherwise there may be no gifts next year ;)
A quaint Christmas display in our local Botanic Gardens with gingerbread men and Christmas trees.
Food and Celebrations go hand in hand
The tables are always laden with food, always too much, but everyone gets a takeaway container for later on.
Salmon & Prawn Mousse
Cold Meat Platters
Mini Pavlovas looking very festive
Birthday Milestones
My Mom managed to reach the big nine - all of 90 years old last September, and we just had a small birthday celebration with close family.
The Tea Party
Cupcakes are very popular for special celebratory tea parties.
Easter Celebrations
A special Easter Cake filled with miniature Easter Eggs.
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