Petes Pix 2022

Goodbye 2019 A wedding: Toby and Emma in September And two funerals: John Jones - October Brian May - December Travel: Criccieth -January Cape Winelands – March Viking, Budapest to Bucharest – June Viking Ukraine, Odessa to Kiev – July Criccieth - July Verona Winelands -September Naples & St Pete Beach - October Las Vegas - November

Christmas Day: Peter and Sue arrived 16:10 and dinner was on the table an hour later Aperitif with nibbles Champagne Lanson Black Label Brut NV (this was disgorged 6/16 and I’ve cellared it since I bought it in 2016) Main Course - Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast parsnip and potatoes, brussels sprouts (which we all love), carrots, cauliflower Jim Barry ‘McRae Wood’ Clare Valley Shiraz 2012 St Hallett ‘Old Block’ Barossa Shiraz 1993 Dessert - Individual Christmas Puddings or Apricot Tart with custard Pillitteri Icewine Vidal 2016, VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake afterwards Trivial Pursuit with James Bond 007 question pack   Blandy's Madeira Malmsey 15 Years Old NV .

Probus 's 35th annual Christmas lunch was held at Belvedere Restaurant. Santa helped Chairman Steve Gildersleve draw the raffle prizes and Ann Jones told him that she had been a good girl. Sandie, Mike, Peter Christmas Pudding As  usual the food was good. White wine was Elodie Dupres Cuvee Prestige Mâcon-Villages 2018 and the red Errazuriz Estate Carménère 2017 from Chile's Valle de Aconcagua , and a great time was enjoyed by all. .

Circle of Wine Writers Christmas Party, hosted by New Zealand Wine Growers, was held in the 17th floor Penthouse at New Zealand House in Haymarket. It is the 200th anniversary of the first vines being planted in New Zealand on 25 September 1819, by Reverend Samuel Marsden, Chaplain to New South Wales. Welcome address by CWW President Rosemary George There's a walkway all round outside the top floor of New Zealand House with great views of London. London Eye Haymarket The Mall

For the second year St Alban's postboxes have had a Christmassy lid knitted by the Yarnbombers . This year 54 postboxes have been decorated. Sandridge Road Beech Road St Peter's Street Sadly, the St Peter's Street top was stolen shortly after this picture was taken.... Last years box photo's here . Story in Herts Advertiser here . .

Stewart's idea, and he hosted; each member to bring a favourite bottle and food to match it. We had 2009Vintage Champagne,  Premier Cru Chablis Pecorino Abruzzo Cote du Rhône white Barbera d’Asti Château Tayac Margaux 2012 Barolo 2015 Ch Myratt Sauternes My wine was Henry of Pelham Family Estate 'Old Vines' Baco Noir 2017 Ontario VQA An excellent evening

First photo's taken with new phone, Huawei P31, bought to replace Sony Camera lost on was to Las Vegas. Toby and Emma came for dinner and Toby set up the phone, and the Amazon Dot they gave us as a Christmas present.