This will be our first Christmas in South Carolina. At this point the moderate weather is still appealing. It’s the 9th of December and I just got back from a walk in the 75 Degree afternoon. Full disclosure: this is an unusually warm day.
We will be exchanging some presents this evening because Emma will be traveling to England to spend Christmas with James and his family. Tomorrow is the Community Parade that we will be watching with neighbors. In the afternoon we will be having an open house for neighbors and friends. The house is decorated thanks mainly to Tina, Emma and Jim. I did have one contribution; I decorated the bronze birds in front of the house.
The next phase is to open some presents with Emma as she will not be here on Christmas. The one that made out best is Noodle.
Sunday morning was the Community Parade. We watched the parade with neighbors who had an open air brunch in their driveway. The parade was much more fun than I thought it might be.
The high point for our day will be an Open House that Tina has planned for this afternoon.
The Open House was a great success. All the prep work done by all came together just as the guests began to arrive. I didn’t count but Jim said that more than thirty attended. It seemed that everyone had a great time. I didn’t get photos except for one of the table filled with food.
Backpacking Bill 