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Category Archives: Christmas
Sunday Music: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Today is the first Sunday of Advent. Last year I played Christmas music from 1st December and it was glorious. So I’m doing it again this year and as advent is the time for Christmas music here it is. Hark … Continue reading
Chocolate Cookies in a Jar
One of Oli’s Christmas presents this year was a jar of ingredients for making cookies. I also made up a jar each for the Baxter’s because they both seem to enjoy cooking too and I figured that during the Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Cooking, Food
Tagged cooking, food in jars, presents, the nephew, triple chocolate cookies
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The Night Before Christmas
If you’ve been around for a couple of years, you’ll know that this goes up on Christmas Eve. I’ll add my wishes for a happy Christmas to all the boys and girls from Satchmo..
Gifts of Christmas Past
Having established that I’m not really prepared for Christmas, I spent some time last night thinking about presents and what to get for who and how much baking I’m going to do. I’ve made mincemeat so there will be mince … Continue reading
The usual state of complete unpreparedness
Christmas Day is in 11 days time. I have bought 2 presents. This is not unusual, while I love Christmas, I’m really bad about being in the Christmas Spirit. I think it’s because it starts too damn early. I read … Continue reading
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Sunday Music: O Come, O Come Emmanuel
It’s the first day of Advent, which means that I can start to think about Christmas, even if it’s not December yet! The first Sunday of Advent is when I can start playing this year’s Christmas CD. This is the … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Christmas CD, Bad Religion, O Come O Come Emmanuel, sunday music
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Happy Christmas
Who is reading blog posts on Christmas Day? Go and do something that fills you with joy. Whether that’s presents, family time, drinking before noon, yummy food or chocolate for breakfast or just a day alone with the radio/TV/a good … Continue reading
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The Night Before Christmas…
This is something of a tradition. It’s the end of every Christmas CD that I make and would be in consideration for one of my Desert Island Discs..
Christmas Baking
Last week, I sat down and started to think about Christmas Baking. This falls into two categories what I’m cooking for home and what I’m cooking to give away. Fortunately there is an overlap so it’s not too strenuous. The … Continue reading
Christmas
Ban and Laura’s tree. There’s been dinner and elf racing and all sorts of shenanigans. Mostly caused by this boy… Hopefully, you’ve had a lovely day too! Merry Christmas!
Nic Dempsey 