Dec 28

So Christmas is over and all our relatives, guests and visitors who were here mainly for the wedding, have left. The house is quiet again but my wife is still quite ill from 'flu that was brought here by two of the visitors. I didn't escape entirely but mine was just a heavy cold and has now gone.
It's very hot here in South Africa today - well up in the thirties (centigrade). I am sitting in an air-conditioned room to write this, wearing only shorts. The lovely dress that my wife wore for the wedding hangs temptingly close by but there is no chance at all to dress as Sarah and it is quite frustrating. Here is a picture of that dress when I did get a chance to slip it on last week