And now for even more family talent at Christmas!

This year Yours Truly got to be a wench at the annual Madrigal Feaste at our church. The Fellowship Hall was once again transformed into a meideval castle and the Lord and Lady of the manor presided over their invited 'guests' as they partook of seven courses of wonderful food and heard from different musical groups like the children's choir, the recorder choir, the adult handbell choir, the Madrigal Singers, the brass and the high school girls - all in costume for the period.

There is a jester - and a beggar who tries to eat from everyone's table all night long; at the end he is about to be beheaded but the Lord says: "Have we not learned anything of Christmas? And are we not all beggars at the Table of the Lord? Let the man come and eat at MY table!"

It's a very special evening with lots more work for me this year; when I was in the handbell choir it was fun, too - we got to process in and wear monk's costumes, then play in the balcony (can you see them in the picture?)

So, what is everyone else up to this Christmas?

Love and miss all y'all Canucks - Marijke, for the Southern contingent