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Phew! It’s over for another year

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

I hear you all wondering how the pudding went.  SUCCESS!!!  It rose and was perfectly juicy. 

So Christmas was wonderful this year.  Little Miss was so excited to be giving presents and opening hers.  It was amazing to see her happy face.  She was spoilt rotten by her grandparents and uncles.

Yesterday we had Christmas number 2 with my family.  There was four generations of family sitting around the table.  The last time this happened was when I was 3.  Little Miss is very lucky to have two great grandmothers (I only had one for a very short time).  Little Miss kept everyone entertained with her singing and dancing and blowing bubbles.  She also fell asleep exhausted.

Today I caught up with some of my school friends.  Lunch was horrible but the conversation was fascinating.  It’s funny how peoples personalities change over time and having kids.  At one stage I wouldn’t have had anything to say to these people but last year I took a chance to catch up with them after 13 years.  Since then, I’ve had fairly regular contact.  Maybe we all just had to grow up and move on.  Well I did anyway.

So I’m in the old country for a little while.

Em.

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More cooking adventures

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Hello,

Well it’s stinking hot here today and I spent it wandering round shopping centres doing my much belated Christmas shopping.  Got most of it done, just the last few bits and pieces to go and the food…… ick.

So after the success of the fruit cake I’m now going to brave the Christmas pudding solo.  My brother, the former chef, has emailed me the “recipe” (if you can call it that) and it needs an a10 tin.  Dunno what that is and since I spent my evening searching for a pudding tin and only finding a 2 litre one, I hope it’s big enough.  I’ll halve the recipe just in case.  So tomorrow the great preparation begins but tonight I’m soaking the fruit.  It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas.  I’ll finish up the pudding tomorrow night after mass.  Also need to cook the short breads as well.  All of this and two massage clients.

Now how many cartons of brandy custard should I buy?  I’m thinking three assuming I’ll have to share some of it.

So cross your fingers, legs, eyes, whatever for me.

Em.

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Sunday adventures.

Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Today has been interesting.  I mowed the lawn (well weeds and dirt really) and afterwards promptly feel asleep.

Woke up to find Little Miss has managed to eject the disc out of her daddy’s computer and discovered she can turn on light switches.  Magic.

So it’s coming up to Christmas and all the traditions that come with it are starting to pop up.  Tonight is Christmas tree set up and decorate.  With Little Miss and all her toys, should be interesting.

This also means it’s time to start baking.  I can’t cook.  I have put my family into hospital with food poisoning I am that bad (I’m not kidding here either) but I can bake.  Shortbread, stained glass window biscuits, gingerbread people, roasted nuts, fruit cake and I might even try plum pudding by myself this year.  It doesn’t seem like Christmas unless I can smell fruit soaking in booze.  Lots of work ahead of me.  Stay tuned.

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