2015 is now a memory but as I look back on the last few months of it I can say that it was a truly exceptional year. I guess every year has it's ups and downs but this year I spent so much time in the process of trying to purchase a house, I can only say that it is really a huge task and I can see why so many people get depressed/stressed around the process. I guess I am thus somewhat more sympathetic. In October we finally got our keys for our home in Broadstairs and it is really a wonderful place. We chose Broadstairs because, firstly we couldn't afford London, also it is a fantastic town very close to London and we have often gone there on holiday and wished we could stay a little longer. It is a holiday home that is also intended to be some sort of a retirement plan. I had Bill and Anna to help me on the first day moving things across and during the past holidays we have had the chance to get sofa's and beds etc delivered. It is a short walk from the sea, bring on summer! We also had Hannah Luke - a past XLP'er staying with us for 2 months while she looked for accommodation. My children really appreciated having a big sister in the house and she is quite good at disciplining them - being from a large family.
In November City of Peace church moved to Canary Wharf College for a trial period and it seems to be going well. The space is good in particular providing freedom for the children and sunday school group. We also had a men's archery tag event combining with St Luke's Millwall. It was great fun.
Over Christmas we had the usual lunch event at our house combined with the Peters' family. It was nice to have Bill and Anna visit and have Declan join in with the fun and games - some silly little cracker game where you had to shoot hoops which we then converted into having to get the ball to land into a wine bottle. Sandra and Aime came along as did Jolly and her friend Nessa.
For new years we went to Broadstairs on holiday; it was really icy cold but there were about 100 swimmers who took part in a polar bear challenge who were egged on by about 1000 residents!
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Over Christmas we had the usual lunch event at our house combined with the Peters' family. It was nice to have Bill and Anna visit and have Declan join in with the fun and games - some silly little cracker game where you had to shoot hoops which we then converted into having to get the ball to land into a wine bottle. Sandra and Aime came along as did Jolly and her friend Nessa.
For new years we went to Broadstairs on holiday; it was really icy cold but there were about 100 swimmers who took part in a polar bear challenge who were egged on by about 1000 residents!
