The tree is up


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Neil and I have been going to the Llama farm to buy our christmas tree for years. This year was Windsor's first trip though! We saw the llamas,


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And so the Shortest Day came and the year died ( Read more... )

I'm practicing a decidedly old fashioned Christmas this year. Along with fruitcake and a coffee bread with a recipe that starts with "scald the milk" we did not get our tree until this week. I certainly won't be taking it down on the 26th either. I'll probably leave it up until January 6th (that's the 12th day of Christmas, after all)


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Between the crazy run-up to the holidays and the craziness in the world right now I think we could all use a little more peace.


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Last year I posted my fruitcake recipe and I suggested some possible alternatives such as apple cider instead of rum. This year I pulled out the recipe and actually tried a few.


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It's that time of year, lots of people are reflecting on 2011. I don't really want to reflect. 2011 hasn't been a particularly good year and plenty of things from the past twelve months have become a permanent part of who I am and where I live (and not in a good way ( Read more... )

Neil and I went down to visit my family for Sunday and Monday. We had a quiet* Christmas morning at my brother-in-law and sister's new house followed by lunch at my grandparent's. It was a combination of new activities and old traditions. There was lots of delicious food, the fruit cake was a complete success, the knitted gifts were all very well ( Read more... )

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And so the Shortest Day came and the year died ( Read more... )