Family Weekend

Hi !!!
A few weeks ago I had a weekend with the family. We hardly ever meet up as we all have different commitments and live in different places in the UK. So in order to meet up we have to organise it in advance and plan the event.

The time when we met up to was to celebrate a few things combined:

• Someone turning 60
• Someone turning 65
• 2 people retiring

The weekend had something happening each day with family which was lovely, as we were able to catch up.

On :

• Friday - it was my uncles birthday so we went out to dinner in a restaurant
• Saturday - I spent the morning preparing for the barbeque that was happening in the afternoon.
• Sunday - we all went out for lunch in a pub, I had a lovely Halloumi and Pepper salad (I would highly recommend it)

I really enjoyed the weekend and I will look forward to the next time we all meet again and I would recommend you doing the same, also I find barbeques the perfect opportunity to do it as it is very relaxed and this time of year is perfect fro them.

Here are some of the pictures I took of the barbeque:

 

When I make kebabs I pre-soak the skewers, this time I did it in an  old Italian olive oil bottle, in which they naturally arranged themselves in a very artistic way.

 

The finished product...

 

 

 The table spread, complete with my Grandmother and Grandfather's best plates, serving dishes etc. and cutlery as well.

 

The birthday cake we made, with real cream inside (Yum)

 

My Grandmother and Grandfather's silver cutlery with monograms on it, which I found out my Grandfather bought just after he set up his tailoring shop, as it was what you did in those days (this was in 1902).

 

 
 Hope to write again soon !!!