It was lovely to meet up with family, some new members and some we haven't seen for years, at Langdale Chase...what a beautiful setting and superb service and food!
Ladies of the manor...!
We did shoot off quickly at 4pm though, because the Lake District roads were starting to look slightly wet....
Boxing Day buffet for all, and throughout that time, we watched as Lancashire and the Lakes filled up with water again...by tea time, some of our guests decided it was time to head back up to Langdale before they couldn't make it.....They didn't make it, and pretty much rote off their car in a deep water flood...oops! This happened up by Highfield Farm in Dalton, and a guy with a white van saved them, towed the car out and bought them back to us. Then he waited for the recovery truck to pick up the car and signed it off! Who says angels have to have wings (yes, I read that article in the Daily mail over the holidays too!)....everyone was so grateful to this Dalton guy, Trevor, so if you know him, pass that on again...he's one of the good guys!
My poor brother and his wife were reduced to wearing Steve Hillman pyjama pants and Christmas socks by the end of Boxing Day!!
We've been grateful for our trusty Landrover this holiday too...it has helped get various people to and from the Lakes safely...definitely one of our better investments!
The Hillmans scrub up quite well when there's a party on, don't they!
Frankie got his usual huge mound of presents, including his favourite, a pair of new duck boots filled with sweets and Lucozade...Santa's so clever! So muddy down at Furness Abbey today...perfect for trying the new boots out!
The SteveHillman camera has been ultra busy this Christmas, five weddings over the Christmas period (including a fireman and policewoman we know, and an ex Greengate pupil bride), mainly at Abbey House, which does look particularly beautiful this Christmas.
Lots to think and talk about in 2016.......
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