Thread to state Xmas jobs we intend to get done today.

Well, I made the marzipan and let DH have a taste. Big mistake! He says it's not so sweet as I 'usually have it' and it's 'a bit of a funny texture'. WELL HARD FLIPPIN' LUCK! It'll have to do.

Considering the cake sunk a little bit in the middle in the baking of it, things don't really bode too well.

Oh well. Good job I got a Meg Rivers one in to fall back on, just in case.

Will NOT lose the Xmas spirit. Will NOT!

Actually, might have a little taster of Xmas spirit right now.

If you had bought someone four (plump) cushions, would you try to get wrapping paper all round the four of them, or just wrap one and tell him the other three are in the wardrobe?

Definitely only wrap one. They will guess what the other three are any way

I haven't made my cake yet as it has to GF and I know it will be horrible just like the ghastly bread. Might not bother.

Just wrap the cushion covers. Wheel out the cushions later.

The covers are already on the cushions. Huge JL sack delivered to DH while I was out shopping this morning. I can't take the covers off. Might just tie red and green crepe paper 'ribbons' round the whole thing. Got away with that with son's birthday beer advent calendar (which was huge). [tchhmm)

Put them in a vacuum bag and suck all the air out (with a vacuum cleaner, not actual sucking )

Mind you, it took a long time for our winter duvet to return to normal

One set of lights died on the tree!! I had to cut them off to avoid taking decorations off!

Managed to get the last box of equivalent lights I the shop!

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Mind the green and red crepe paper - the colour can run if it gets at all damp with or water

Just got home from work and the bl...y boiler's on the blink. I've driven 89 miles today, no lunch or coffee so I'm doing absobloodylutely zilch until I've had 3 coffees and something to eat (I'm like a bear with a sore head ?!)

5 more birthdays between here and 25th, have written cards and DH is posting them (I think he'll faint when he finds out how much that'll cost!)
Bought some presents, really need to pull my finger out pdq.....

☕️ ☕️ ☕️ & ?

Why am I on here?

I wouldn't put it round the actual cushions. Just round the JL sack (which is already a quite fetching shade of green)

Getting away from it all? that's why I'm here.

Have a ☕️ *rosequartz!
Right, to do:
Write remaining birthday cards and post
Wrap Christmas presents and remember the labels as I do them (memories of trying to be clever and forgetting what was in which one)
Write food list
Summon up oomph or pester DH to get tree etc down from attic
Phone DD to check when coming down
Sort out veggie recipes for DD over the holidays and add to shopping list
Clean house thoroughly from top to bottom
Try to enjoy the festivities!!!

Do NOT be Babushka!

( I can't see that story on a Google search. 'Spect you know it. She stayed too long cleaning the house and missed seeing the baby in the stable)

found it!

I have delivered cards to neighbours, bought and wrapped one present, failed to buy another( huge queue in shop, so shall order online) and received an unexpected invitation to Christmas Day lunch. I have not decided whether to accept yet

was so ill with another gp flare have done nothing

I dread to think how many cards you people write. I did all mine in about 1/2hr.

Same here, nina!

(in fact it was probably less than that...)

Love to join this discussion but of course mine is all done SMUG ALERT.

Consumer test/lateral tasting of Prosecco