EU cold and a little snow in garden.:tree1:
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EU cold and a little snow in garden.:tree1:
Started early because go slow with the OA arthritis. This year do less decorating because home alone and no Xmas tree this year. From the Xmas tree in garden got some fresh branches and into a big...
Started making a Xmas junk journal. Made 2 beaded paperclips.
Oak smoked cheddar cheese and saltines and spices/orange tea.
Christmas adult coloring books. One is a pre-order have to wait many months for Creative Haven Christmas Cats.
And Creative Haven Christmas Trees delivery is hopefully next week.
I am in EU.And the grocery shop in another EU country stopped delivery of groceries to other EU countries.
Where I live is very little dried fruits sold almost nobody bakes.
Anyone know where...
Yesterday on sunday made a small 13 cm crochet wreath with some leftover holiday yarn. Used Herrschners(r)Holiday Yarn in color christmas multi which is red/green/white/silver.
Stovetop potpourri mine has mandarin peels, whole cloves, cinnamon stick and few star anise in a small quart pan I use only for herbalism recipes. I cook electric so after it boils and I switch off...
The quality of christmas cards used to be better and more prettier choice in traditional styles. Long ago Laura Ashley had some very pretty cards but that was decades ago I send those one year.Then...
I am a member of many hobby and interests related forums and everywhere I see forums are fairly quiet. I do not have FB. I have Instagram but just to follow some hobby related people.
Cold grey.
I made Christmas journals to send by post, format is slightly smaller than travellers size so they fit flat in an A5 envelope and added some festive sachets of teas.
Made with some tea dyed...
Anyone baking fruitcake this year?
Making the icing today just on the top of the fruitcake.
My teen DD chose the Christmas lights last year they are a soft white/cream lights do not know the name. Before these new ones I had rose pink lights and before the rose/pink I had mixed all colors...
Have been adding sweet sherry to the fruitcake few times since I baked it. Maybe I do some frosting for just the top, just powdered sugar mixed with a little mandarin juice for a pale peach hued...
Just now baked my teen daughters birthday cake for tomorrow her 17th birthday. The one bowl chocolate cake recipe from BHG cookbook that is her favorite since she was a toddler.:home:
Ice fog -1C cold and dark.
Zinfandel (wine bottle)
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On Youtube: Santa Baby - Eartha Kitt (original song 1953)
Cold and rain.:christmastree:
First Xmas song of the season found at Youtube : The Twelve Days of Christmas - Ray Conniff singers (1962) :merrychristmas:
Chocolate sweet bread roll and glass buttermilk.
Just ate dinner: roasted chicken with lemon & mandarin, potato, steamed bok choi.
For breakfast I made some buttermilk biscuits using the BHG cookbook recipe. Tea was peach & ginger flavor.