Thank you all for your good wishes.
The 8 friends we have invited have never met the friends where I live now. Sadly our grandsons are with their mother and our son and partner are away on holiday which they booked sometime ago, however we are taking them out where they live a week later.
We make a point of inviting our solo friends to join us, such as on Xmas Day our young widow friend who we knew was on her own came round for champagne and stollen cake, together with our new neighbours on our front lawn.
We realise one day this could be us so it is important to share our happiness.
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