Ana Elena Kelly is visiting Tynemouth for Christmas and staying with Emma. She is Ruth & Phil Kelly's elder daughter and is studying at Toulouse university. It's a long way home to Mexico for Christmas, so Tynemouth is the "must-see" holiday destination instead. The weather isn't quite living up to the holiday billing yet - south easterly gales and pouring rain has been the norm for the past couple of days - but you can't have everything. Keen family historians will no doubt have worked out that Phil Kelly was Pat Duff (nee Walker)'s first cousin, so Ana Elena is YC's second cousin.
Over dinner at the Percy Gardens HQ, there was a chance to catch up on family news with Mr & Mrs Rev T. There was even time for some early Christmas present opening (as the aged P's are off to Wonersh for Christmas). So on that note, it's probably now permissible for YC to wish all readers a very "Happy Christmas".
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| Dinner at the Percy Gardens HQ |
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| opening early Christmas presents with Emma |
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| YC warmed up for the fesitive period with the Simonside Cairns race. John Telfer couldn't make it due to "man flu" - possibly brought on by the prospect of supporting QPR over the festive period. Photo by John Allen. |
