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

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.

Jonesey


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Merry Christmas, everyone
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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.




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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

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

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!

Was supposed to go shopping tonight after JB finishes work but thought what the heck............DONE!

It was a mare in Sainsbury's, cant imagine JB would feel like going there after a day at work. Got almost £40 off with my nectar card and the man in front of me had a voucher for a fiver off and gave it me :-D ...he had two and was only allowed to use one per shop

I got a ticket at the till for £1.74 off my next shop so I passed it to the lady behind me....she said wont you be coming back in time to spend it......you avin a laugh!

Just got the drinks shop to do tomorrow

Phoned JB and he was chuffed that I'd got it all sorted but cross at me for using my 'claw' hand to lift

Is that hand of yours still poorly Ginns ???

Dea Xxx

Yep Dea. The injections didn't work but I'm going back to hospital in Feb to see what they can do

Trouble is, I have to wait months between appointments :-| It was Aug last time I went

JB wants me to go private but it really goes against my principles....might have to them set aside if something isn't done soon

There are times Gins when you do have to set your principles aside - 'Quality of life' is what matters here.

You have worked for what you have and, if you can afford it, go for it !!!

Dea Xxx

Depressing or what ???

I have just watched a cooking programme which showed an episode of Keith Flloyd from the 1970's and guess what ?? - He served his food up on my dinner service !!

'Eternal Beau' - I have since got rid of the casseroles and the coffee set to the charity shop but I still use the cups and the serving plate and the soup dishes and bowls !

The gravy dish 'fell of it's handle' 3 weeks ago!

I feel VERY OLD now ! :-(

Dea Xxx

I remember a friends mother having those plates when I was a chabby in the 70s

They've served you well Dea!

Very vintage Dea! I remember Eternal Beau but never had any. My chosen dinner service was Doulton 'Westwood' - Autumn leaves on a white background. I may have one piece of it left but would have to look.

A few years ago we bought another dinner service - plain white with a grey/silver rim. Bit of a white elephant now as we hardly use it.


More or less finished for Christmas I think...maybe some salad stuff......but that's it. For heaven's sake, the shops are closed for one day - in fact, a local shop is open on Christmas Day. I can't understand all the panic....and I bet a lot of foodstuff goes to waste in a lot of households. So, so wrong.


Have been working on my tree and chatting to friends 'over there' so will wish you all good night. Sweet dreams. See you tomorrow ~~~~

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, some beer, some lager, some Bailey's Irish Cream, some whisky, some gin, some vodka, some Bacardi Breezers and some mixers

and colonial goose..

Mornin all~~~~~~

Kettle is on, spiced muffins and crumpets under the grill

Forgot we don't have a microwave so will have to pop out and get one. It only gets used at Christmas to keep everything hot!

Good morning and thank you for the crumpets and muffins Gins.. :-D



I'll crisp up some bacon for Dea and grill some tomatoes to go with it.


I'm going to nip down to our TescoExtra and see if they have any fresh salad stuff in a moment and then I hope I can forget about food shopping. :-D


Back later......

Good morning all :-)

Thank you both for breakfast <3

I am off on a cooking spree now - pate, chocolate logs, shortbread, canadian cookies and trifles............. Then I am going to prepare everything for lunch tomorrow 'coz grandchildren will be round in the morning and I won't get a chance to do anything then ;-) :-D :-D

See you all later,

Dea Xxx

Just wrapped the last few gifts and am sitting down at last!

Been everywhere today......went into Tesco and it was not as busy as a Saturday

Had hair styled, went to bank, went to Co-op, picked JB up from work and dropped him off at the pub, saw both sons

Chillin now :-D