Happy Christmas!

We're back! We made it. Had a fabulous holiday - check out these pics....sorry they're so small....but you get the idea!

It was very relaxing - no email, no phones, no TV....just us. The island was pretty small - there were 37 rooms on the island and about half were full. If you wanted a big party then this was not the place to be. If you want to recharge your batteries and do nothing other than eat, sit, sleep, swim then this was it.

The bar was amazing - different concoctions of rum punch every day using local fruit. The bananas were just so sweet and bananary...I don't know how else to describe it.

Now we're back - I'm being treated this year - peter is cooking the whole dinner. Duck, sprouts w/bacon, walnuts and cream, asparagus, roast potatoes, yorkshires, cauliflower, carrots etc followed by pie and custard. Yum. All I had to do was make the yorkshire pudding batter....so i did pretty well I think.


We went into Manhattan yesterday - we met up with our friends Heather and Bruce and tried out the english chip shop in Greenwich Village. Not bad at all....not brilliant, but pretty good given that's our only option. We went to the grocery shop too and spent $100 on chocolate, sausages and marmalade. Well, it's Christmas, right?

Penny, I hope you're having a good day...sorry it's been a tough time for you this year. I'm thinking of you.

Mum, Dad, Tim - you sound like you had a ball with Jamie Oliver's roast beef that Tim cooked. Can't wait to taste in when i visit in February.

Diane - so glad you emailed me - finally. Stay in touch!

Love you to all - have a fabulous holiday and will write more later.