Christmas Day is wonderful in California!

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Pilot Knob Resort Winterhaven California

         Well here it is Christmas morning and all is well. Lets bring Joy to the world.

         Last night after yesterdays posting. There was Christmas Carol singing meeting at the clubhouse as they walked the turkey to the burial. Which just happened to be on Rob and Pat's site right next to us. So we got to catch this tradition with all the carollers and a few music instruments, as they buried the 4 turkeys and two hams in the 45 gallon drum that had a nice bed of hot coals on the bottom.

ready to proceed waiting for all the carollers

a few more Christmas carols

throw in the meat wrapped in foils
and wet burlap bags

cover the drum and pile the sand over top

        This morning we up early and Santa had been here, chocolates and peanuts and our good health was here for us this morning. Perfect.

        Then our morning coffees, walkabouts the resort wishing people Merry Christmas, then we made phone calls and video calls (to those who were able on Facetime) to the family that we could reach, parents, children and grands, was a perfect Christmas morning.

         Then 11 am the staff and volunteers returned to uncover the cooked meat for our Christmas dinner at 2 pm today.

removing the turkeys and hams

         Shortly afternoon John and Barb returned to toast Christmas day with a glass of Champagne, then we headed to the clubhouse for Christmas dinner at 2 o'clock.

Merry Christmas!

new red growth in a cactus

we were the first ones there, sold out 107 people
only $11.00 per person for the full meal 

Guess who?

John and Barb

Rob and Pat

the hall is filling up

food is ready to be served

         And I will tell you it was so tasty all homemade, turkey and ham so tasty, real mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, corn , peas, broccoli, artichokes, fresh cranberry with orange, excellent gravy and fresh baked buns.

oh so good

then the deserts, lots of choices,
 I choose cherry cheesecake 

          We chatted for a while them waddled back home. To relax in the sun and read for a while after a perfect Christmas day. Good food, good friends and a sunny warm day.
         Hope you had a good one too, thanks for stopping by for a visit.

Posted by George, a.k.a. "The Weber "Q" Man of Blogland" according to Rick Doyle.

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