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A toast for 2009


That's Myles, my step son's lovely wife, my partner and me toasting the new year's eve. Nigel was taking the picture on my camera.

This was taken after, the fireworks and firecrackers have all been exploded. he!he!

I have no photos of those moments. My camera had only 2 MB memory stick. Swell! And there was no way I could upload photos it has taken so far. So I was stuck :-( (Grrr)
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