It is indeed lovely to hear all your Christmas stories.
We always open one present on Christmas Eve.
Did ours last week, for Hanukkah. The Girl buys me things through the year, so hers were small. I got her a set of pots and pans that she's been asking for, and some other little things. We've bought my mother a digital photo frame and loaded on lots of photos of my niece, my sister & B-i-L, and The Girl & me. She'll adore it.
We are currently listening to various versions of 'Fairytale of New York' to hear what the nice girls say instead of Kirsty McColl's "cheap lousy faggot". Church next (we didn't manage to stay awake for Midnight Mass). I love our little family's odd little life. Merry Christmas, Buffistas. It's been great getting to know you all this year.
EpicTangent, sending much ~ma for your mother. I hope she recovers quickly, and that you have as much of a Christmas as is possible.
Good morning, and Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
My family opened Chanukah presents last night, since it was the first time since Chanukah that we were all together. (We sent a few to be opened during Chanukah, and then saved others to open when we were together.) My sister got me some antique cookbooks for my collection. First, a book from 1950, published by Ford, which is a dual guidebook/cookbook, where each page has a description and color picture of a "famous eating place" to drive to in your Ford, plus a recipe from that place. I've read through about a quarter of it, and found three recipes for Lobster Thermidor so far. She also got me a vegetarian cookbook published in 1910.
Happy Xmas to those who celebrate.
Dylan keeps insisting that we do celebrate Christmas, and also Kwanza. Doesn't mean he's getting extra Channukah presents, though!
Fast-recovery~ma for your mother, Epic.
Merry Christmas to y'all what celebrates such and a pleasant day off in the (legal) activity of your choice to them that don't.
Hil, I like the thought that Lobster Thermidor was so exotic it was the specialty of so many restaurants. Makes you wonder if any of the places still exist and if it's still on the menu.
Jessica, tell Dylan he can celebrate them as long as he does all the cooking and cleaning for them.
Hil, I like the thought that Lobster Thermidor was so exotic it was the specialty of so many restaurants. Makes you wonder if any of the places still exist and if it's still on the menu.
There were a few restaurants that I recognized as still around, or just closed within the past few years.
So much ~ma to your mother, Epic, and lots of calm and coping to you.
Peace, goodwill, and joy to everyone (all good things to have, no matter what you celebrate or don't).
Jessica, tell Dylan he can celebrate them as long as he does all the cooking and cleaning for them.
He really should get right on that. More feasting is always good.
And, Hil, so what's in the 1910 vegetarian cookbook? I had no idea any such thing existed. What a great find on your sister's part!
