Pass the mince pies- Christmas Chat Thread Part Deux

Toto Wolfcastle

miamee wrote: »

I'll probably be freezing my butt off at the seaside - OH wants to do a Christmas morning swim at the Forty Foot. To clarify, i will be standing by with a towel and a hot drink, I won't be getting in

You're the real hero in this situation.

Shirlywhirl

At this time I'm usually taking a bag of presents into our neighbour's house. I get handed either a vodka or can of Bulmers with a spread of sweets and crisp and we catch up as the kids open their presents and show me what Santa's brought. It's become a lovely tradition as I normally don't get to see them much during the year since moving counties.

Cork Lass

Last bank holiday before Christmas and nothing wrapped yet - gonna get started today :eek:

TRS30

Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »

So what will everyone be doing at this time in two months? I reckon I’ll have been awake for a couple of hours and will be just about to wake my poor husband up. No lie in for him.

Should be having starters around now or just finished and be getting the main course ready. Either way will be in the kitchen with a drink in one hand, spoon/knife/ladle etc in the other and party hat on head

Cork Lass

Just spent the last hour wrapping presents. I have everything for the oh’s nephews wrapped and a few other things too. I’m delighted with myself

Heroditas

Cork Lass wrote: »

Just spent the last hour wrapping presents. I have everything for the oh’s nephews wrapped and a few other things too. I’m delighted with myself

Very organized!

We lit the fire for the first time this winter/autumn this evening and Mrs H came home with some Mistletoe and Fir candles and diffusers from M&S.
Very Christmassy.

Cork Lass

Heroditas wrote: »

Very organized!

We lit the fire for the first time this winter/autumn this evening and Mrs H came home with some Mistletoe and Fir candles and diffusers from M&S.
Very Christmassy.

Definitely a night for the fire.

Posy

I love this time of year. Everything's getting so cosy and Christmassy.

I wore Christmas socks today.

Heroditas

The Lidl catalogue for next week is pretty much a Christmas Special.
All their Christmas party food is in it

snowgal

And by now just FYI, we’ll be on the couch half watching, half sleeping, half drunk, something Christmassy, with our bellies sticking out a half metre from our bodies cos, yet, again, Christmas dinner has killed us and we can’t really function :eek: we’ll have that ‘I’m soooo full I can’t eat one other thing or drink another drop, yet my Christmas body says hey get the quality street out’!

DenMan

Went out this morning for work at half seven and boom it was cold and freezing. The car was full of ice. I was actually delighted as I didn't expect it to be so cold. I got the de-icer out from the boot before I went on my way. It was a merrily morning.

freshpopcorn

Heroditas wrote: »

The Lidl catalogue for next week is pretty much a Christmas Special.
All their Christmas party food is in it

Generally good leaflets from the supermarkets for the next two months.

freshpopcorn

Enjoy your last day of Summertime and remember to put your clocks back!

Graces7

Ah my dears! I am falling by the wayside as the dratted illness CFS/ME has taken over. So a low key time here.. And I decided anyways to follow my old way of nothing of Christmas until Advent.

: Then a slow gentle build up ;will not be able t go over to shop so deep in websites etc. I have my own traditions even though solitary.

If anyone wants a small hand made Christmas angel. about 3 inches high, happy to supply! Handwork abed much of each day and my cats now have superb bedding knitted with oddments !

Hoping to stay around a while as I love your enthusiasm and energy!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

The Christmas puddings were started today. Fruit, ground almonds, lemon zest etc now sitting soaking up the whiskey and lemon juice.

We hope to start steaming on Monday morning.

It's already beginning to smell a lot like Christmas.

New Home

Deleted User wrote: »

I wore Christmas socks today.

I bought 6 pairs of lovely "Enable Ireland" Christmas socks today.


Oh, and I'm on my second box of mince pies... and I've been wondering if mincemeat would be a good filling/topping for toast... or even to add flavour to porridge. Must try it. All for science, of course.

New Home

New Home wrote: »

I bought 6 pairs of lovely "Enable Ireland" Christmas socks today.


Oh, and I'm on my second box of mince pies... and I've been wondering if mincemeat would be a good filling/topping for toast... or even to add flavour to porridge. Must try it. All for science, of course.

I approve of the porridge idea. Not so sure about the toast.

New Home

What about French toast?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

New Home wrote: »

I bought 6 pairs of lovely "Enable Ireland" Christmas socks today.


Oh, and I'm on my second box of mince pies... and I've been wondering if mincemeat would be a good filling/topping for toast... or even to add flavour to porridge. Must try it. All for science, of course.

I can confirm it goes perfectly with porridge.

New Home

New Home wrote: »

What about French toast?

Try it and report back!

freshpopcorn

We're into the fifities!

Graces7

Suddenly realised I have four shopping days until Christmas! My groceries come across once a fortnight! I really have to get to work... a dear one has reminded me that puddings do well in the slow cooker so we may yet have home made.

So much for not planning early! THANK YOU!

But no eating Christmas food yet. NO WAY!

Posy

freshpopcorn wrote: »

We're into the fifities!

It's just flying by! :eek:

freshpopcorn

I like this stuff!

Loughc

Beautiful cups and saucers!

matchthis

Really nice mugs, could you say where you got them?

freshpopcorn

matchthis wrote: »

Really nice mugs, could you say where you got them?

A shop called Pauline's gifts in Mitchelstown, Cork shared them on Facebook as some of there Chtistmas stock.
Some of the stock is Newgrange. So, it should be in other gift shops.

otnomart

New Home wrote: »

.. and I've been wondering if mincemeat would be a good filling/topping for toast... or even to add flavour to porridge. Must try it. All for science, of course.

Last year I tried it as topping on oatcakes. Experiment was successful !

DenMan

Golden Discs has opened in Sligo on Saturday and I was in it today. Great to see new shops opening and great for Christmas gifts.