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Now that the stage is set (see yesterday’s post) let’s check out the guests and festivities.
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Santa made numerous appearances.
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And I shared another version of my mankini Santa with this young man who was brave enough to wear it.
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Wine flowed freely.
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Though some guests didn’t approve of our edible flower embellishments.
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This young lady landed herself a new beau. Pre Med and good looking… her father approves. 👍
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Drinks were consumed on the deck, and goat entertainment was enjoyed.
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Eventually the party moved to the pool area.
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And food was enjoyed among Christmas trees and lobster pool floaties.
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Extra food was turned into art.
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(Art being in the eye of the beholder and better appreciated when you’ve been drinking all afternoon.)
To be continued…
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“Freely” is the best kind of flowing when it comes to wine.
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And gin. And vodka. And tequila. Or maybe that’s just me….
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It’s not just you.
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Merry Christmas!
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Thank you! I prefer mine with snow, but this was fun.
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We did it once in may when our niece came how from New Zealand. It was great fun. Mind you it rained all day….
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Merry Christmas.
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Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Those goats are too cute!! They stood there waiting to see what else was going to come out of the side door. I like those edible flowers in your wine….looks like you had a pretty darn good time!
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The goats were sweeties, very entertaining. Although that could have been the wine…
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Maybe should have labeled it Scaring Goats? Lol
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*hic*
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Yup.
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I think there is more fun to be had in summer.
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Unless you’re menopausal and hot flashing like me. Then, there’s a lot to be said for sub zero temps.
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That’s why I like the outdoors, but then again I bet our summer is much cooler than yours. In the winter, they have the heating turned up and it is too hot when everyone piles inside.
My family have a big summer get together in Snowdonia on one of the farms. We have a sort of sports day for adults and little ones to join in and everyone takes lots of food along. We often have a treasure hunt too. We did not have it in 2020 or 2021, making do with smaller family get togethers, but we are all longing for 2022.
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This was the first get together we’ve been to. Granted it was only 14 people, but after the past year? It felt like a huge crowd.
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Where are the children?
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The youngest child was 18. We’re old!
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Wine, happy people and goats. What else could one want in a Christmas in July party?
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Candy cane martinis?
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I see Santa was the only one wearing a ‘mask’ — and even so, his nose wasn’t covered. I don’t mean to be a party pooper, but they say even vaccinated people can catch the Delta variant and pass the virus on to others. And now I shall take leave before I get booed off the blog!
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True. But we were all fully vaccinated and spent 98% of the day outside. Add to that the fact 80% of Mainers are protected… and we felt comfortable.
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