Well I seem to be managing to keep up with my promise to myself to blog once a week, so here we go with post 2 of December! This weekend my friend Nina came to visit me on Saturday. I made a lovely nut roast with roast potatoes and (brussel) sprouts, or just sprouts as they are called here. Not to be confused with bean sprouts, which I don't know if they really eat them here. Afterwards we did a little knitting and socializing, where I finished a child's vest for my friend Clare's son.
After that we made some killer christmas cookies in red and green, just like mom used to make. I bought a set of cutters that had a star, boot, candy cane etc. and one shooting star. After picking it up my brother was asking what relevence that has to Christmas. Duh! I was singing " a star, a star, hanging in the night with a tail as big as a kite, with a tail as big as a kite". Nothing. What a Scrooge! Oh well, he ate the cookies anyway. (and for Pat who I know reads this blog (and thanks for that by the way) this middle finger is for you.....)
In the middle of making cookies I remembered I wanted Nina to take some pictures of us in front of the house for the Christmas card this year. Patrick HATES being photographed so he was a real trooper, but Chris can't get enough of it. I wanted to do more funny shots, but this is the only one we managed...
Even after all that cookie dough they could still lift me. What a good day. I'm trying to do something a little Christmassy every weekend. Next weekend Patrick and I are going to buy a bunch of hard candy (or "boiled sweets" as they are known here) and make a gingerbread house! Or something, maybe we'll do a gingerbread Double Decker Bus or Big Ben, or perhaps a crew shell in gingerbread? Hey, we are making our own so we can do whatever we like! Pictures to follow.Today I'm sick in bed with a sore throat and therefore catching up on a lot of things while Chris vacuums and cleans and I listen to Christmas tunes. Ah, December is turning out pretty good.
Aside from the sore throat, it sounds like a lovely time. Keep us posted on Christmas-y things, I think I may vicariously celebrate through you this year. Except, I think I can handle drinking tea under the covers, listening to Christmas music myself. =)
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