a diamond wedding but not as we know it, jim

Sarah and I set off from Tooting to Bromley at 8.30 this morning in heavy snow to help my brother prepare a family lunch to celebrate our parents' Diamond Wedding. It was lovely to see the snowy world rush by from the train windows.

My brother Andy is a driving instructor but he used to be a chef. He asked me to make a fruit salad and was very strict about my knife skills :-) Sarah was given the job of laying the table, making place settings and thinking up forfeits for after lunch fun..we made up hers which was to teach us all a simple yoga pose. You can see here the hilarity which resulted from everyone trying to balance in the Tree position...

We also all had to write a Diamond Wedding limerick, which was harder than it sounded. Here is mine:

On this day back in March '58,
Ian and Audrey had just sealed their fates.
Fast forward to now,
We're partying - Wow!
60 years and they're still the best mates.

Extra is my Mum and Dad with the beautiful cake made by my clever sister.