A recipe for a merry Christmas and New Year.

Well Christmas 2013 has come and gone, once again. When you are 94, 90 and 72  years old we aren't complaining, we are grateful for the years we have had.

 We did our best to complete a full Christmas with all the ingredients. By that we mean a fine tree, coated with ornaments, bows and shiny things. We had garlands, reindeer and a pretty Christmas globe.

 We had visitors in a steady flow, bearing gifts of chocolate, slippers, lingerie and  much more. We had a turkey dinner with all the fixings and Christmas puddings of course. Family members came out to share a meal and make it all the merrier.The local chapter of the WI came out and put on a tea for past members living here at the Villa.www.peiwi.ca We asked them to make it an annual event. They will supply the cake and we supply the tea and tea cups. We love an excuse to use our china tea cups.

There was plenty of entertainment over the season. We started with the annual concert from the Winsloe Choir. It was a treat. Englewood School Choir  came and filled up the room with 35 children and sang their hearts out for us. www.edu.pe.ca/englewood/ And many other groups with guitar and fiddle came to cheer on the season.

We had a church service with an Anglican priest father Rev Canon Rich Weber. He is a member of the  Franciscans,www.franciscanfriarstor.com  now living in Borden, PEI. He celebrated communion and told the Christmas message of love, peace  and understanding. He is planning to come to us at the South Shore Villa once a month.

Of course we had a Christmas eve party with delicious hot apple cider, sweets and gifts from Santa. So all in all it was a wonderful Christmas and we look forward to the New Year party tomorrow.
We'll have to make some worthwhile  New Year's resolutions.

We'll get back to you soon. Happy times to all.