oh what a lovely day
our friends
host
a yearly get together
on
christmas day
some years
its
a buffet serve yourself
sit in the living room
talk
eat
drink
other years
we sit at the dining room table
eat
drink
talk
adjourn
to
the living room
for
more talk
gift opening
while
the desserts get set out
always
no matter
which
way
we do it
we have a wonderful time
the food exceptional
the wine plentiful
the company delightful
this year
after
raising glasses of champagne
having noshes
while
waiting for everyone to arrive
we sat at the table
not
just
for dinner
but
through
dessert
and
for long
after
all of us
moving around
to chat
with
not
just the person
to
our
left
or
right
or
across the table
the conversation
never ceased
it was a really lovely day
