Christian Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 *rushes in to the sound of sleigh bells* I LOVE Christmas! Can you tell? So far, I have made several Christmas puddings, done lots of shopping, made jams/jellies/raspberry vodka etc for hampers and have lots of tins ready to fill with gingerbread men (and chickens) and mince pies. Will be making mincemeat next week Off to Hungerford today (if Work don't call ) to get small cake tins for Christmas cakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 *rushes in to the sound of sleigh bells* Another tea spattering moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 *rushes in to the sound of sleigh bells* I LOVE Christmas! Can you tell? So far, I have made several Christmas puddings, done lots of shopping, made jams/jellies/raspberry vodka etc for hampers and have lots of tins ready to fill with gingerbread men (and chickens) and mince pies. Will be making mincemeat next week Off to Hungerford today (if Work don't call ) to get small cake tins for Christmas cakes. Here's another ray of sunshine *revs up car and speeds to Christians* I am going to browse the shops for goodies today, eye up some ideas. I'm taking my MIL shopping on the 17th and I'll see if she can choose some things and then I'll take my mum in early November and then the shopping really begins and wrapping done after the tree goes up (first weekend of Dec) yes that early! Hurrah! Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I have all the goodies needed for my cake now (Had to buy heaps of alcohol as we had,erm.....run out ) So I am getting it started this weekend - Delias Creole Cake for us again this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I have 43 miniature bottles of brandy, 17 whiskies, and a fair few cointreaus hidden from OH, ready for my cakes and Christmas puddings. Maybe I shouldn't have posted this as Buffie is on her way down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Christian - you can use empty baked bean cans for small cakes as well - much cheaper! My grown up son helped me clear a storage room yesterday - and we found all the Christmas stuff. We have a few Santa hats with a button that you press to play Christmas songs..............they are a few years old now and the beautiful, tinny, music was really on a go slow.......... .....he went to clean the stock trailer..........I couldn't see what his problem was what's wrong with five hats all playing a mangled Jingle Bells? (he once worked in Booksale in the Christmas run-up - I'm surprised he can bear to listen to any Christmas music now - it drove him mad........by the beginning of November!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I need them about 6" Lesley (plus I want to go shopping to Lakeland ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I have 43 miniature bottles of brandy, 17 whiskies, and a fair few cointreaus hidden from OH, ready for my cakes and Christmas puddings. Maybe I shouldn't have posted this as Buffie is on her way down The joys of working for an Airline,eh Christian? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Not sure what you mean Cinnamon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 Christian - you can use empty baked bean cans for small cakes as well - much cheaper! My grown up son helped me clear a storage room yesterday - and we found all the Christmas stuff. We have a few Santa hats with a button that you press to play Christmas songs..............they are a few years old now and the beautiful, tinny, music was really on a go slow.......... .....he went to clean the stock trailer..........I couldn't see what his problem was what's wrong with five hats all playing a mangled Jingle Bells? (he once worked in Booksale in the Christmas run-up - I'm surprised he can bear to listen to any Christmas music now - it drove him mad........by the beginning of November!) Santa Lesley I'm an ok with Santa myself but Lesley isn't usually very keen, am I right Christian what are you suggesting my dear boy ( I heard a flight ran out of booze now it all becomes clear) Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 what you should have written was "Santa? Lesley? " You're quite right - I don't like, or generally use, the word Santa........ but I do call them Santa hats ..................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 A ha you can't tell me off again, one rule for you and another for me I feel very very smug Off to think of festive thoughts Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 A ha you can't tell me off again, one rule for you and another for me I feel very very smug Off to think of festive thoughts Buffie x you're quite right - from now on, I shall call them Christmas hats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Think how complicated it gets in our house. DD knows about Santa now, but she has a younger cousin so we have to remember to talk about Santa when with her. Then, as we are not religious, we don't celebrate Christmas, but Yuletide! Many slip ups each year!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Then, as we are not religious, we don't celebrate Christmas, but Yuletide! Many slip ups each year!! Thats interesting. We are not religious either,but of course we all love Christmas & all its lovely treats. I always feel a bit hypocrytical about it,but saying you are celebrating Yuletide is a lovely way to get around this. We will be celebrating Yuletide chez Cinnamon this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 We did a bit of googling to find how Yuletide was traditionally celebrated and came up with our own family traditions. We had to replace Santa with something as DD is our only child. We do an alternative Halloween as well, it's all good fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedusA Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 What a brilliant idea to have Yuletide, Helly. I too am not religious but love all things "Christmas". I might nick your idea, if you don't mind. I will also give Kate's stollen a try. If anything I get more excited as I get older. We have a lovely old Victorian house and I do the whole "Dickens Christmas" setup, with roaring fire mulled wine and candles. Can I just add how much I LOVE this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helly Welly Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Feel free to nick my idea, i didn't invent Yuletide We just felt guilty about celebrating a Christian festival but some research on google actually made me realise that most of our Christmas traditions have nothing to do with religion and many come from the original pagan festival. We celebrate the end of the year, we just happen to do it on the same day as everyone else celebrates Christmas, otherwise we'd never get the time off work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Christmas crisis (already!) I'm making my Christmas cake, I've got my Christmas tunes on, felt like a Christmas tipple, no sherry! Oh no! Will have a glass of port instead, that's Christmassy isn't it? I did find 3 bottles of champagne, a bottle of Sauterne, 3 bottles of whisky and a bottle of gin I put some stuff "out the way" when I had a lodger last year. Sadly no Baileys! Thought I had some vodka and bacardi....best stock up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I always have Sherry in the house. I love a glass of ice cold sherry while cooking supper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhotchick Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I know! I can't believe it..and I've just come back from Andalucia..where they make a lot of it! What was I thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 Yes it feels like sherry time now, the nip in the evening Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 Ok so has anyone finished their Christmas shopping. I'm off to prowl the shops for ideas. Feel a bit 'slow' this year. Have decided not to get any gifts until November but a bit stumped for ideas It gets harder each year, Mikey is easy but everyone else Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I am about half way through my Christmas shopping (thanks to Amazon and various other mail order establishments) The hampers are half done, I appear to be on target for once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I'm planning to do my Christmas shopping exclusively online as in order it to be delivered direct to Disney! I always find Amazon.com are EXCELLENT for delivering to American hotels and American hotels are well equipped to both take deliveries and hold onto them until you arrive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
