Sunburnt Suburbia: White Christmas

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White Christmas

Joan and Adrian filled their house to the brim with guests for Xmas day. There were us, their family of four, Joan's dad Harold, and Adrian's mum Jill. We started Xmas with midnight service at Trinity Church, the multi-denominational congregation we attended when living in Earley. That was our first chance to catch up with friends from that congregation. At 10am we returned with Joan and Harold for the Xmas day family service.

Joan's family had a relaxed approach to Xmas, with the celebratory meal spread across the whole day. We enjoyed gift opening and several courses, interspersed with a late afternoon walk along the Thames and through the snow. The snow had fallen a week earlier, and persistent cold weather kept it on the ground. This was unusual for England.

I suspect this was our one and only White Xmas!

Saturday, 25 December 2010 in Holidays, Religion, Travel | Permalink

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