On a day where the countryside looked suitably Christmassy, all white and glistening with frost, we had a few hours full of colour and good food. Pat made beautiful table arrangements and it all looked so festive and welcoming. A lovely buffet lunch provided by our tried and trust caterers, with salmon, coronation chicken, ham, salads, quiches and potatoes had us thinking we had no room for more until the four puddings came in, and some people managed to find space for a bit of all them - no names will be mentioned!
We then played a couple of quizzes, (thanks to a eg for organising them) pass the parcel, name that (Christmas) tune, and the highlight was a 'recycled' fashion show. We had brought in sparkly and gorgeous fabrics and trimmings which were laid on table, and we divided i to team of four. One member was picked as the model, and the other members had to raid the tables and dress the model in items snaffled from the array. Then they each did a catwalk sashay accompanied by an hilarious commentary of another team member. We had a Roman emperor (who won the prize), Worzel Gummidge, a green witch, Fatima from the kasbah, can't remember what the other two were, got lost in the laughter (sorry). Well done Nancy for thinking this one up, it was a lovely way to finish for Christmas.
