| december 2005 news |
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| nye |
| 31 december 2005 suffering too much today to celebrate, so end up having quiet night at home. celebrating with a bottle of irongate reserve shiraz 2002 from the hunter valley. what a great night!. |
| derby drinks |
| 30 december 2005 end up having a cheeky night out in derby with hayley and wayne. didn't mean to have so much fun the night before nye! |
| joyce and john |
| 27 december 2005 having not seen these two since we got married, it was great to have a chat and a catchup. |
| christmas 2005 |
| 25 december 2005 after the now traditional walk and quick drink at the vic, jean, dave and ian join us for some fine christmas food. |
| pdg xmas party |
| 23 december 2005 half a days work then the booze comes out. a fab night of winding down at the fat cat. |
| yha in the peak |
| 16 - 18 december 2005 2 nights self catering at the castleton yha. the village itself is looking very festive and we actually begin to feel a bit christmassy! a cold a windy 12 miles on saturday around the south side of rushup edge then an evening with chris, rachel and rufus. a gentler 6 miles on sunday around the hope and castleton valley. |
| simon = 33 |
| 15 december 2005 another year passing is celebrated with a beach party at pdg. shorts, sombreros, ice tea and lollys. |
| newstead by night |
| 8 december 2005 brass band playing carols, mulled wine, a slight chill in the air and all the staff in victorian costume. a great evening at newstead abbey with the west front and eagle pond all lit up. |
| lurvlee lunch |
| 4 december 2005 a fantastic sunday roast round at lou and ian's |
| shopping and drinking |
| 3 december 2005 a bit of crowd surfing in the big city, then several drinks to calm down. a great catchup with the girls from pdg |
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