{"id":5701,"date":"2015-12-31T20:15:55","date_gmt":"2015-12-31T20:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elizaphanian.com\/?p=5701"},"modified":"2019-11-22T16:34:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T16:34:27","slug":"so-that-was-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elizaphanian.com\/?p=5701","title":{"rendered":"So that was 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

What a year! Everything changed.<\/p>\n

This was the most important thing, in November…<\/p>\n

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… Victoria<\/a> and I had an excellent honeymoon in Vienna, despite missing our outbound flight (that’ll be the subject of a long blog post in due course). Enjoying cocktails in the Loos designed American Bar<\/a> was a particular highlight.<\/p>\n

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I now have six children and three dogs.<\/p>\n

I also became a great-uncle. Not yet as white as Bulgaria<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also important was finally implementing a major change in parish responsibilities, bringing my workload back into line with the local average – delighted to have a colleague with common sense!<\/p>\n

Actually, I am feeling blessed through all of my colleagues at the moment, especially the local Bish<\/a>. (Say it quietly, but I’m even becoming a fan of the Archdeacon…)<\/p>\n

Had an excellent family holiday camping in July<\/p>\n

Had a wonderful Greenbelt in smaller form. I’m more and more persuaded that it is my tribe, despite the fact that I’m probably a complete heretic on several of their shibboleths.<\/p>\n

Managed to get some sailing in for the first in many years, including my first off-shore racing which was a fabulous experience – with one downside being the painful discovery that I have arthritis in my knees. They will need to be managed carefully.<\/p>\n

Continued to press on with Panto and – influenced a long time ago by Graham<\/a> – I performed as the dame back in January:<\/p>\n