Happy New Year

Santa misunderstood my request for a white Christmas. It’s this holiday/Christmas issue. Anyway, he seems to have sent the snow for New Year instead.
Happy White Over New Year!
We’re staying in with food and wine and not even trying to brave the freezing fog and snow. Hope you have a great evening whatever you’re doing.

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Making Christmas Cake

 

I know that North Americans as a whole do not understand the lure of a fruit cake. I also know that not every British person loves boiled fruit cake at Christmas. For us, however, Christmas cake is Christmas afternoon. Even though we are invariably full of turkey, sausage, roast potatoes, veggies, stuffing, Christmas pudding and [...]

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MERRY CHRISTMAS

Been carolling, and arranging flowers, and icing cakes and now I’m ready to celebrate Christmas.
Or sleep.
Merry Christmas to you all!

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Oops

You post every day for a month and you just need some down-time.
Actually, we’ve had some lovely visitors from the UK, and inches and inches of snow. It’s hard to think of things to write about when you’re living in snow boots and trying to avoid the soggy feeling you get when you step in [...]

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My favorite tree ornament.

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