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Mornin all~~~~

Thank you for breakfast and lovely prayer :-D

I'm still pottering around, doing nothing when I should be doing lots of things!

Good morning all :-)

Thank you for that lovely breakfast Cynths - I am going to have double helpings of everything, except the porridge which I weill leave for you <3 <3

Hope you have a good trip Sylvia - see you when you get back <3

Well - 2 more sleeps and Christmas will be upon us - grandchildren are getting SO excited :-D

I am not excited as I still have cooking to do ;-) :-)

See you all later,

Dea Xxx

Good morning everyone and safe journey Sylvs. Hope you have a wonderful time. <3

A busy day yesterday what with the Carol Service and everything......... :-S


I'd better get a quick breakfast out for our Dea - she needs it with all the running around she is doing... ;-)


Bacon sizzling nicely.

Mushrooms and tomatoes grilling gently.

Sausages basting noisily.

Eggs spluttering messily

Porridge bubbling wetly.

Bread toasting brownly.

Croissants and crumpets are covered in butter and dripping all over the place. :-D

Off to get my specs fixed, pick up the sausages for Christmas Day, collect some trousers from M & S and then I can happily iron away to my heart's content.


I'm just going to post the following. I put it on the Christian thread this morning but feel it is quite okay to put it here as well..... :-)



The Kneeling Santa prayer

The sleigh was all packed and the reindeer were fed,
But Santa still knelt by the side of his bed,
"Dear Father" he prayed, "be with me tonight.
There's so much to do and my schedule is tight.
My sack will hold toys to grant all children's wishes.
The supply will be endless, like the loaves and the fishes.
I can do all these things Lord, only through You.
I just need your blessing, then it's easy to do.
I do this to honour the birth of the One
That was sent to redeem us, your most Holy Son.
So, to all of my friends, lest Your glory I rob,
Please Lord, remind them who gave me this job."
Amen.



Have a good day.... :-D

Merry Christmas, everyone
xxx


I hope you all have a lpvely time, no matter what you are doing, or where you are spending the days.



We'll be back by next weekend.




s
xx

Jonesey


:-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Hi Margee,

It is a list of items available for 3 Christmas day meals, lunch, tea and supper plus of course something to nibble on and drink between meals. I was going to include some smoked salmon and champagne for breakfast on Christmas morning but decided against it as did not wish to appear greedy. ;-)

Once Christmas is over of course it will be back to the usual scrag end of mutton casserole with a dumpling for lunch once every 3 days, a bowl of thin gruel with a hunk of bread on the other days and a dripping sandwich or jam butty for tea/supper.

Have a good Christmas and a happy New Year.

I have to ask, Jonesey, is that all for one meal on Christmas day? Or is that to last the twelve days of Christmas?

Soon be Christmas and we can have some nuts, some dates, some tangerines, some chestnuts, some parsnips, some sprouts, some roast tatties, some roast turkey (Quorn Chik'n cutlets available for vegetarians), some stuffing, some cranberry sauce, some roast pork complete with crackling, some Pigs in Blankets, some mashed potatoes with grated cheese, some peas, some onion gravy, some Christmas Pudding with brandy butter and custard, some Mince Pies, some single cream, some crackers containing paper hats, useless prezzies and daft jokes, some Sherry, some sparkling wine, some baked honey glazed ham, some Brandy, something to nibble whilst listening to Her Royal Maj's Christmas message, some buttered finger rolls, some lettuce, some cherry tomatoes, some celery, some sliced redskin onions, some boiled ham, some cold sliced turkey, some pickled red cabbage, some pickled sliced beetroot, some pickled onions, some Piccalilli, some Branston pickle, some Hellmans mayonnaise, some sherry trifle, some fresh fruit salad, some whipped cream, some Stollen, some shortbread, some chocolate Yule log, some Christmas cake, a selection of cheeses including a pot of Stilton, some biscuits for cheese, some grapes, some Port, a prawn ring with an assortment of dips

It's done........all finished except for the food shop, tomorrow night


No pies or puddings left in Aldi :-(

Mornin all~~~~~~

Going into town to get JB his gift. Niece is popping in to pick up hers and partners gifts up and she is then off home to Wales

Going for another cuppa, shower and then off out to spend MORE cash



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Good morning all :-)

Thank you for breakfast Cynths - it is delicious <3 <3

I am taking grandchildren to see Santa this afternoon. He will be coming to the Christmas party at the Golf Club. We take them every year and they always love it as there is always a really good entertainer / clown to keep them happy until it is time to eat and after this Santa arrives with their presents.

I always remember the first year we took little grandson, he would have been 2 at the time. The children were all sitting cross-legged on the floor being entertained and far behind us the kitchen staff were starting to put out the food for when the entertainment finished.

Grandson for some reason looked around and obviously saw the food - next minute he was shuffling backwards on his bottom away from the other children then suddenly sprang up and made a run for the tables, piling the party food onto his little plate :-D

Let's hope he will be a little more patient this time and wait until the 'show ' finishes. ;-) :-D :-D

Dea Xxx

Good morning everyone :-D

Am in a bit of a rush but will pop some bacon on the grill, put the sausages in the oven and slice some tomatoes.

There are crumpets, croissants and toast aplenty!


Sylvs? I didn't know that you were taking someone with you on your break, is she a rellie? :-S


You, your OH and Gay Abandon. :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D


Going to tidy up before going you-know-where. ~~~

Hi all
xx


another day that has somehow disappeared on me!

It froze overnight, then there was freezing drizzle this morning ..................... which all means that the snow is still here!

However, the streets were mainly clear, and so were the sidewalks. EXCEPT where home owners had not done their duty and cleared the snow away .................. those sections were a bit dicey for walking on. Such people are liable for a $100 fine :-)


We did our last little bit of shopping. OH has attached the wreath to the railings on the sun deck, facing the side street. Hope we don't lose it while we are away!


I have to do my e-cards later this evening .................. then we're done! And can leave on Monday with gay abandon!


Dea ............... those mincemeat tarts sound wonderful!





s
xx

Oh I am tired. Had the girls from 10am to 5pm and OH left for the footie just after they arrived he got home at about 3pm :-(

He took baby to get her to sleep and big sister and I baked.

She still has a cold but is a bit better. We watched movies and played shop all day.

Then she played on Ipad for ages my son (the one in the band) made a curry for dinner. I made a huge pot of lentil soup.

I have told DIL that we cannot take the girls on Tuesday I need to get organised whereas she is all done presents wrapped etc and not working next week!

Going to be a busy couple of days I am determined that come Christmas Eve I will have time to sit on my b*m ;-)

And a Partridge in a pear tree !!!!! ................. ;-) :-D :-D

Nite nites now.

Dea xxx

Soon be Christmas and we can have some nuts, some dates, some tangerines, some chestnuts, some parsnips, some sprouts, some roast tatties, some roast turkey (Quorn Chik'n cutlets available for vegetarians), some stuffing, some cranberry sauce, some roast pork complete with crackling, some Pigs in Blankets, some mashed potatoes with grated cheese, some peas, some onion gravy, some Christmas Pudding with brandy butter and custard, some Mince Pies, some single cream, some crackers containing paper hats, useless prezzies and daft jokes, some Sherry, some sparkling wine, some baked honey glazed ham, some Brandy, something to nibble whilst listening to Her Royal Maj's Christmas message, some buttered finger rolls, some lettuce, some cherry tomatoes, some celery, some sliced redskin onions, some boiled ham, some cold sliced turkey, some pickled red cabbage, some pickled sliced beetroot, some pickled onions, some Piccalilli, some Branston pickle, some Hellmans mayonnaise, some sherry trifle, some fresh fruit salad, some whipped cream, some Stollen, some shortbread, some chocolate Yule log, some Christmas cake, a selection of cheeses including a pot of Stilton, some biscuits for cheese, some grapes and some Port

I would have thought they had updated by now Gins....they won retailer of the year from Which didn't they


Busy morning and reasonable afternoon. Have been looking at parish records for ages so got caught up. Watched Strictly too. Now that it's over, OH can have his Saturday nights back....he turned straight over to watch Kelly's Heroes!!!!!

Off to bed soon....see you tomorrow........

Ey Up~~~~


Question for anyone that has shopped at Aldi

I had an Aldi mince pie at work the other day and it was amazing. Does anyone know if you can use Visa debit card to pay for goods at their shops?

I looked online and it's a bit confusing!

I was thinking of buying some other stuff too, so will not carry enough cash. I only ever have about a tenner in my purse

Mornin all~~~~~

Good night and I am still stuffed!

Pies sound nice Dea but I will be buying mine ready done!

Good morning everyone and thank you for the delicious breakfast Dea........and your mince pies sound wonderful


Linds, It's so wonderful to have little ones around at Christmas - something I miss. We hope to see our step-granddaughters two little boys, but we won't see them opening their stockings....always a wonderful time :-)


Sylvs, I think Dea is going to smack me one in a minute - the Christmas tree is still on the dining room floor. :-( I do intend to try and put it together later this morning though.

In that case, I had better get a move on!!