• Christmas Day

    December 25 in India ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    I decided to have another beach day. I posted on social media about how Mark and I had been on the salt flats in Bolivia this time last year (photo above), oblivious to what was facing us just around the corner. I got so many messages from friends all over the world in response. It really cheered me up on what was always going to be a difficult day.

    After spending all day at the beach (cheese and mushroom omelette for breakfast and tandoori chicken with chips and salad for dinner), listening to Radio 2 and reading my book, I walked back with my pineapple, blueberries, strawberries, and a mango cheesecake ready for a work/movie/nibbles day tomorrow 😂.

    Back at Maya, I had a long FaceTime call with Fiona and the girls. They were preparing Christmas dinner in the newly fitted kitchen. It all looked amazing! It almost felt like I was there with them 😊. Later, I watched Grease and got on with stitching Neha's design.
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