I’m officially exhausted - I was at a party for about ten hours yesterday. An all-day party for an 80-year-old, M’s Opa (granddad).
There was a bouncy castle, a pool, a pool table, lots of food and beer and the whole W family was there. It was a perfect day for a party, bright and sunny but not too hot.
We had Dutch delicacies for lunch - homemade kroketten with breadrolls seasoned with mayonnaise and mustard, pickled mussels, and Dutch biscuits taai-taai and pepernoten. I could have taken pictures but I was too busy enjoying my pepernoten and kroket! All washed down with Oranjeboom beer. Dinner was an assortment of roast meats and veg, pavlova, black forest cake and apple crumble. Washed down with more Oranjeboom, or Crownies if you preferred.
I paced myself - drank lots of tea and lemonade and had a beer with lunch and a beer with dinner - but I still feel hungover this morning. Perhaps it was all the water I drank when I got dunked in the pool…
Opa’s birthday present was a 1983 Mercedes Benz. I have no idea what model, but he loved it and when we left last night he was sitting in it looking at the dashboard and trying to familiarise himself with all the buttons.
Tonight we’re having an early Christmas celebration. Wish me stamina!
Top picture: Opa playing footy with his great-grandchildren.
Bottom right: Reuben the Dog waiting patiently for a scrap.
