The morning after

We woke to an absolutely gorgeous New Year’s Day — blue skies and warm sunshine. We had had some friends over for New Year’s Eve and we had all shared in preparing the meal, which was an excellent idea. Nigel, who lives in our village, prepped the starter, an halloumi and chorizo salad, he also brought some fabulous cheeses, Brian was on meat, and cooked a rather delicious côte de boeuf, I was on veggies and of course roast potatoes, with a contribution to the cheese board, and our friend Suzanne made a rather yummy lemon tart and mince pies.

It was a fabulously relaxed evening, enjoying our different courses, which took us right through to new year, which we enjoyed with a bottle of bubbles in front of the fire.

Happy 2025 everyone, we hope you’ve had a fabulous festive season, and wishing you all a healthy and happy new year with love, laughter and kindness for the year ahead.