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RTL - so very god to see your post on here it has been quite a while… I hope that things have been better for you and your family…

A chilly day to be sure but no snow!
Unlike my brother who regularly sends me pictures and yesterdays one had the snow about a third of the way up their back patio doors.. and they have a step down to a decking and then a further six steps to the garden!
They do live in Ontario though so to be expected!
I’m sure we won’t be getting that much 🤞even down south…. Unlike 1962/3’s winter which I remember well as I’m sure everyone else does too.

We will just be venturing up the lane to our friends who live behind us for dinner and see the New Year in.

Best wishes to everyone for the New Year


Caroline

Gillg - I agree re QS.. my daughter bought a box.. tubs so much smaller and what have they done to the wrappers they look like glorified coloured grease proof paper!
My OH loves a chocolate orange..😳😳 the size has reduced dramatically and I notice from the ingredients it’s now called flavoured chocolate!

Let’s hope 2026 is a more peaceful one.

Caroline

I managed to rescue the turkey carcass from my daughter and it’s now simmering away smelling delightful making beautiful stock 🤞…
We had venison steaks in pepper sauce with sauté potatoes, mushrooms a broccoli spears last night… they need so little cooking and using my thermometer took them out at given time and they were delicious..
Today it’s going to be turkey curry, what’s left will either be made into turkey and ham pie or risotto.
The cola cooked ham tastes very good… who would have thought!
I’m not sure we’re going to get through the chocs we’ve been given or the cheese also given in hampers… need to host a cheese and wine do… but most friends our age don’t eat that much cheese!
Miserable weather today, chilly and windy…
I’m having fun typing this as my iPad has a crack in the corner and it’s spread across the screen… now covered in sellotape until I can take it to our little repair place… think it must have got damaged at my daughter when left on her kitchen island without its cover on 😩..
it’s not been a lucky iPad as not long after I got it my husband opened a cupboard door in the kitchen and a bottle of pills fell out and cracked it!
I’m hoping theres  not going to be a third time!!
Well must away and ready for Tesco delivery of essentials only.

Take care

Caroline

Sorry to hear you’re feeling underwhelmed LM.. I think sometimes everything can get a bit much and the body just says give up!

Viktoria I’m sure your cake will still taste delicious despite your reservations.

TY impressed you draw a daily advent calendar and email it.. no wonder you’re tired. It’s still getting dark early and dull miserable days don’t help!

Mare - lovely pics of the trees remember them well my son had one in the garden and it looked just beautiful at this time of year.. I know what they are but spelling it is not my forte 😂. Hope all is improved for you now.

Well finally finished all my cooking.. up at 7.45 this am ( OH out to golf!) gammon in slow cooker with its 2 ltr of cola and 7 hrs cooing, tastes delicious now glazed and cooling ready to take tomorrow.. more sausage rolls & mince pies made. Lemon Swiss roll done and lasagnes assembled and ready to take. Just need to find a card for OH then I can sit down for the first time today..

I wish everyone a Very Happy Christmas and hope you can all enjoy family time together.

Caroline

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Goodness me LM I’m tired just thinking about being out by 7.30am!
As my OH would say.. what time do you call that!
We’re retired we don’t have to get up early… says the man who gets up at 6.30 once a week to play golf!
This week it was still dark when they teed off and they couldn’t see their balls… daft idiots.
I’ve never understood spring cleaning before Christmas… it needs doing afterwards!
Well I’m not cooking Christmas dinner either but I might just as well be with all the things my daughter keeps adding to my list..
Meal for the 6 of us on Christmas Eve… easy lasagne!
Cooking the ham… sausage rolls, cauliflower cheese.. lemon dessert as alternative to Christmas pudding.
I’ve made 2 jars lemon curd, 3 jars cranberry sauce, two tubs of red cabbage, gingerbread biscuits..

Hospital appointment today for nerve test on the arm I landed on in my fall in April… in and out in 20 minutes the hospital was very quiet..
Result no nerve damage to that arm but the other one she said I need a carpel tunnel op as it’s in poor state… I knew that over 30 yrs ago when I had the right hand done but never got round to it..
I said that after all that time and at my age I didn’t think I’d bother!
I don’t know you go in for one thing and come out with something else!!
It gave us time afterwards to do last bits of shopping not as disastrous as we thought.. thankfully.
Hope that’s it now other than bit of fresh veg and I might be up early as greengrocers opens at 6am… but maybe not quite that early 😂😂.

Jeff I love your card rack idea.. might be difficult to dry your washing though!

Caroline