12 Tuesday Dec 2006
Posted in christmas, holidays, retail therapy
Just found Nog’s first prezzie!
Can’t say what it is here, of course, but it’s something rather unique. In fact, they told me at the shop he would be the only person in the world to have this exact thingy. Though I still have to do a bit of work on it . . .
What are some of the special presents you’ve got (or are thinking of getting) for those special people in your life? 
08 Friday Dec 2006
Does anyone send Christmas cards anymore?
I used to send tons of them every year – at least fifty or so. This year Nog and I bought just ten pretty Unicef cards to share between us. 😕
I don’t know when or why I got out of the habit of sending out so many cards. It also used to be quite a special thing for me. At the end of November I’d put on some Christmas music, pour a glass of wine, and sit down to write all my cards …
Then I got a computer and discovered e-cards and so started sending those instead of spending a small fortune on postage and cards. But now I don’t even do that. I just send out the minimum obligatory family ones by regular post … I wonder what happened?
02 Saturday Dec 2006
Posted in christmas, holidays, life stuff
Calling all Christmas orphans!
Or really, anyone who would like to stop by at casa az on Christmas day for a bit of a festive get together. Nog and I will be home all day and although we plan to be quite lazy and probably watch a film or two between eating & drinking to our heart’s content we’ll also have both the laptop and the PC on if people would like to pop in and say hello.
Either here or on IM or Skype … up to you. Not sure if I’ll want to use the webcam or not, especially if I stay in my pj’s and am not wearing a bra 😉 . But anyhow, if you’d like to get in touch by IM or Skype and don’t have our contact names just email me and I’ll send them to you.
29 Wednesday Nov 2006
Posted in christmas, food & drink, life stuff
What’s going to be on your Christmas dinner plate?
A couple of years ago I made a variation of this, without the turkey and substituting a small leg of lamb for the pork and some ribs for the beef. The roasted veg were amazing and there was plenty leftover to make shepherd’s pie the next day.
Not sure what to do this year – any suggestions? 
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