How life changes.  The boys, being bigger than us, now no longer expect us to put out presents from Father Christmas, and Andrew couldn’t believe that I put out carrots and a bowl of milk for Father Christmas’s reindeer last year ….

Presents can now arrive (wrapped) from on-line purchases arranged from Australian suppliers by people in England.  So, John and Mark, Thank You from the Australian Coulsheds, and here are pictures to show you what your presents looked like!

First the bowl from Peter’s of Kensington arrived wrapped like this:

Then these were the books and other presents:

This is what the bowl looked like – excellent choice!

We had a large faily gathering here in Mount Riverview.  The Nicklins were particularly keen for us all to be together, and Nicola and Hamish are going far away this coming year, so this may be the last time we all gather together.

L to R: Nicola Wallace, David Coulshed, Debbie Nicklin, Nick C, Claire N, Riley N, Robyn W, Margery N, Tony N, Malcolm N, Sue C, Anneka N, Lucy N, Hamish W, Andrew C and Richard W.