Christmas rather crept up on us this year. Firstly the week of flooding at the beginning of December meant all thoughts of getting prepared went out of the window and secondly the resulting warm weather meant that it felt nothing like Christmas! he flooding meant that there were no turkeys available and supplies couldn't get through so we opted to barbecue a couple of chickens. The price difference was amazing. An imported turkey was being priced at around 90 whereas our two chickens cost a total of 1.70!
On Christmas eve our friends Natalie and Sakis came over with their children Sophia and Alex. We had a lovely evening and managed to get in the Christmas spirit despite the temperature! William and Oliver set out food for the reindeer and wine and a mince pie for Father Christmas before going off to bed in a high state of anticipation.
It was at a quite civilised 630am that we were woken on Christmas Day by a very excited William and Oliver and a rather non-plussed Emily!
The rest of the day followed our usual traditions with a few unusual elements. It was strange to be having a bbq for Christmas dinner and our post lunch walk was a little less bracing than usual!
Boxing Day was celebrated with friends locally and their families and we had a few days out in Chennai before New Year. Our friend Sarah and Dougal came with family to help us celebrate New Years Eve. We all had dinner together then went up on the roof to watch the fireworks. Some of our neighbours must have had some left over from Diwali as the rockets seemed to go off at funny angles!
On New Years Day we discovered a curry buffet at a beachside restaurant which hit the spot perfectly!
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