It's been rather a busy week!
 |
| The "Barbeque Palace" in action! |
 |
| First wave of guests arrive in plenty of time to help us. The red object on the table is a barbeque wafter - a very thoughtful gift! |
 |
| Jo ( AKA Mrs Bong ) is let loose with a knife and makes a fantastic hedgehog, or is it a baby seal? |
 |
| Now for the serious stuff. |
 |
| The winning shot. |
 |
| The croquet was hotly contested this year. |
 |
| Superbly managed by the Party Ballast lady with the clipboard! |
 |
| The expert |
 |
 |
| Wow, this is/was a monster melon |
 |
| Francois did us proud on the barbeque again |
 |
| Mark starts the speeches |
 |
| No, we're not dancing! |
 |
| Doughey won the special achievement award kindly donated by Bob. And Dave won the medal for second place. |
 |
| John with the Chenevaux Golf Trophy |
 |
| Nadia being presented with the Croquet trophy |
 |
| which she's not allowed to keep as she lost the last one, so she is presented with a felt strawberry tart instead. |
 |
| Norma pipped Martine at the post to come second in the croquet. |
 |
| Did we really allow Jason, ( AKA Mr Bong , the other member of the Party Ballast team ) to do this? |
 |
| And me! |
 |
| And Mark! |
 |
| What fun we had, all in all a Perfect Day ( with apologies to Lou Reed ). |
