Soops kitchen extension 2

Ffinnochio, I copied a dish we ate in La Rochelle many moons ago, salmon with 2 sauces and pasta, simple but delicious! We had turkey the previous w/end with No 2 son and DIL and will be having it again for New Year when No1 son and co join us.... couldn't cope with 3 lots of turkey!!!

soop I am just checking that Rory is okay and he is getting sufficient food and rest. A handsome boy like him cannot be expected to wait for food or heaven forbid go out for a takeaway, tasty though it may be.

when Loved reading your account of Christmas Day. I know you couldn't have enjoyed it more!

soutra That sounds like a mountain of food and wine, and very delicious too.

I'm all for simplicity. It's nice to mark occasions with something special, but it's not as if this one day of the year is the only day when all this food is available. Besides which, it must cost a bomb!

Not having any family around, my day went like this:

Alternative Christmas spent dodging showers, chasing rainbows (3) and playing dare with waves at La Rochelle and Ile de Ré. The sky was a treat with looming clouds. Ate sandwiches in the car and sipped champagne under a bridge, taking shelter from a sudden squall. It was cold, windy and wonderful.

soop Hope your tummy had settled enough to have enjoyed some festive treats.

Well, I (quite) enjoyed my day even though I was alone.
After my crisp butty lunch, I continued watching films and pootling on the computer, had facetime with dgds, videos from ds and calls and texts, and a couple of texts from dd.
I followed that with a lasagne from Lidl and a mince pie!
Finally, I watched Love Actually yet again in bed!

I have no complaints

Why oh why do we make Christmas dinner into such a big deal? Enough food for twice as many, 4different sorts of veggies not counting the roasties, a pud to sink the Titanic 4 accompaniments to it, 6 different cheeses from posh cheese shop.in Marylebone andd DD says we have drunk 14 bottles wine over the day. It has been lovely having the family together and 2DDs and menfolk are still up chatting but is it too much? Could we not do it more simply?

icy I hope you get good news about your little GS very soon.

I'm spent! Today has been hectic - the most chaotic Christmas dinner I've ever produced, despite spending yesterday preparing, and getting all the food organised this morning. Four children, who don't understand the etiquette of having their Christmas dinner, pulled all the crackers whilst I was putting the food out, descended on the pigs in blankets and left one each for mums and dads (they did enjoy them!) and spent their time excitedly trying to operate yoyos and magnetic puzzles that had flown out of the crackers and missed the baby's ear by an inch!

Mums and dads then sat down to their meal, gratefully pouring out wine like there was no tomorrow, whilst the children played and made allegations about sweeties being hidden by brother, nearly being kicked in the face (by the baby) and the youngest (girl) not letting the three boys play with the dolls house, which was where the sweets were eventually found! Can't keep my eyes open - I'm off to bed. Merry Christmas and thank goodness that's out of the way for 12 months!

Icylittle hoping for good news about your little GS.
Popping into Soops kitchen, slobbing in my new fleecy jamas and top. Bottoms are sort of tartan so I shouldn't be too out of place..... just the thing for a cold winter evening!

Very worrying for you all icy. Hope the little one improves very soon.

Icy I do hope your little one is sorted quickly, you feel so helpless when they are babes

icy what a horrible time for you but now your DGS is being treated in hospital he will hopefully make a quick recovery.

Icy Hope your little grandson is responding to treatment. All good wishes for you and your family. A worrying time.

agus, what fun to hear that you want to have a go at making temari! If you want to borrow a book to get you going please pm me and i'll lend you one

nelliem, hope you had a nice refreshing walk. Just do your own thing and enjoy

icyalittle, I do hope your wee grandchild is getting good treatment and will soon recover. Granny hug from Argyll. One for you too.

Just sticking my nose in to offer the soops and everyone my best wishes and also to say thank you to all of you for helping me these past couple of months since I stumbled onto Gransnet. Your wisdom, humour, kindness and company have been wonderful and I am grateful to you all.

charleygirl I have slagged him off on the "Anyone else on their own thread as well."

(((hugs to all loners)))

I hope things improve Icyalittle - there is nothing more worrying than a sick child on a Bank Holiday. Hopefully he is in good hands.

A fairly anxious Christmas Day here. DD (and husband) at the hospital with 7 month baby son, my first DG, since first thing 8 hours ago, awaiting more obs in 2 hours time. He hasn't eaten for 3 days, so wheezy and horrid cough, difficult to breath, crying nonstop. Sent off from GP yesterday am with instructions to call the Out of Hours service if it got any worse. What OoH service? Only the dreaded checklist script, and "someone will call you back in the next 12 hours". Which they did in 3 hours at 1am, with an appt at the hospital for 8.30.

Yes, Lona and it will soon be over. I have enjoyed my day to date, not even bothering to get dressed. I am having a slob's day in.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that I do not see "no signal" on my TV this evening.

Well, I've been watching 'Gone with the Wind' since 10.15am, and weeping copiously!
My lunch was a crisp butty! I've really enjoyed myself

Hope no one is feeling too down on their own, I just tell myself 'it's only one day!'

Nelliemoser maybe I am better off on my own with Tara my cat. Your OH sounds a bundle of fun. iF you lived closer you would be welcome to join me.

I am about to have a meagre lunch toast and something better later. DH can't be arsed to put in an appearance the miserable old B*****.

OGM neither am I. I am on my own so I decided that I fancied sirloin steak with trimmings washed down with a good quality Merlot. That will be this evening as I have just had smoked salmon in a roll. I have a feeling that I am unlikely to starve.

I do hope that Rory is being catered for. He can always join Tara who is fast asleep having run around here early am like a dervish. Rory will have a good choice of beds. Tara prefers to be near her mummy just in case I climb out of the kitchen window and leave her.

A very Happy Christmas to all who pop into Soop's kitchen especially the Soops......(I have time to pop in as we are NOT having turkey! )

Bags just wanted to say thanks for the link to Tamari. I'm always on the lookout for new crafts and this one is right up my street. Once I have acquired all the necessary bits, I am looking forward to 'Tamariing' SP during the long winter nights ahead

Just want to add my heartfelt best wishes for everyone.

May peace, good health and contentment be yours during this festive season and be with you throughout the following year.

Slainte Mhar

kitty Yes! We Granspals are great...