Oman: mother's chickens arrive

Our little chickens arrived for Christmas. They whiled away the hours on the Gulf flight with games of Pictionary - samples of their fine artwork are exhibited here with pride. After a few hours to recover, we went to see the new Bond movie, Casino Royale. Opinion was divided – we chaps felt it was one of the best Bond films of all time. Mother said there was too much violence and Flossie provided several minutes on the role of the hero in contemporary cinema (arty-farty film studies student you know).