Well, it is. We've had such dark days that to wake up to a lighter sky is a treat and in two days time.. yippee.. we'll experience the shortest day of the year and then our days will start to be longer!
In eight days time we will experience another significant day, I wonder if you know what that is? No clues will be given until we are nearer to the day, this means that folk who guess the right answer without the benefit of a clue (and email us) will get a bigger prize than those who rely upon clues.
What a lazy day we are having, by the way, that Suffolk ham she bought yesterday from Waitrose is exceptional and yes, she's has kept the label so she knows which one it was.
As we're a family of a woman and a parrot, there's no point in doing what Constance used to do for her family at Christmas time which was to cook a full sized ham. Boiled, then baked with cloves and brown sugar, I've never seen this but it does sound scrummydumptious beyond belief.
She, being Constance's daughter, knows how to do it and last made it in 1997 when she and Dagga Parrot spent Christmas with friends down in Hampshire. Sadie, the youngest daughter (a 'snippy' individual if ever there was such a person) was in the car when they were collected from the station and remarked "goodness me, are you coming to stay forever?" when she saw the luggage that mama had shlepped.
Mama ignored the rudeness and greeted the 'child' with "Hello Sadie, all will be revealed, I hope that you're ready for the holidays?". HeeHee.. having been told by Sadie's eldest sister that she wasn't and was blaming her family! Some mother's do 'ave 'em' is an expression that applied to this, then, thirty five year old 'child'.
The largest bag contained a pan for boiling a ham, PLUS the ham and all the ingredients. She knew the kitchen at the house where she was going to be staying didn't have anything she could use to cook such an item, so had brought her own.
But there's no point in making such a thing for one person, is there? So she has to hunt for good ham, for ham and eggs is a tasty way to 'make' your day. Good coffee is also needed and much to her amazement, she's become bored with Vellutto Nero!
Yes, 'mouth' decided that it wants another taste and when she was in the Algerian Coffee Stores this week, she heard herself saying "and 250gms of Brunette please". Goodness me, what's happening? The next thing is she'll be drinking Breakfast tea first thing in the morning instead of LapySang!
Ohhh.. grey sky has come back, well, at least we saw one patch of blue sky so we know it's still up there but those naughty old grey clouds, they surely do make for a dull day. It's Saturday and it's past 1pm, she has to go out and brave the crowds to get a couple of things, I'm having a little doze on her head whilst she taps this, it's unusual for me to be able to do this at this time of day, so I'm making the most of it!
We'll be back later with what we are having for supper tonight, Bavette steak with Celariac and yes, another 'Love & Marriage', the perfect match of Samon and Dill.
"God speed and travel safely all you Hoopers who are bound for Italy.." PipPip.. PipPip.
GeeGee Parrot.
December 19th, 2015.
In eight days time we will experience another significant day, I wonder if you know what that is? No clues will be given until we are nearer to the day, this means that folk who guess the right answer without the benefit of a clue (and email us) will get a bigger prize than those who rely upon clues.
What a lazy day we are having, by the way, that Suffolk ham she bought yesterday from Waitrose is exceptional and yes, she's has kept the label so she knows which one it was.
As we're a family of a woman and a parrot, there's no point in doing what Constance used to do for her family at Christmas time which was to cook a full sized ham. Boiled, then baked with cloves and brown sugar, I've never seen this but it does sound scrummydumptious beyond belief.
She, being Constance's daughter, knows how to do it and last made it in 1997 when she and Dagga Parrot spent Christmas with friends down in Hampshire. Sadie, the youngest daughter (a 'snippy' individual if ever there was such a person) was in the car when they were collected from the station and remarked "goodness me, are you coming to stay forever?" when she saw the luggage that mama had shlepped.
Mama ignored the rudeness and greeted the 'child' with "Hello Sadie, all will be revealed, I hope that you're ready for the holidays?". HeeHee.. having been told by Sadie's eldest sister that she wasn't and was blaming her family! Some mother's do 'ave 'em' is an expression that applied to this, then, thirty five year old 'child'.
The largest bag contained a pan for boiling a ham, PLUS the ham and all the ingredients. She knew the kitchen at the house where she was going to be staying didn't have anything she could use to cook such an item, so had brought her own.
But there's no point in making such a thing for one person, is there? So she has to hunt for good ham, for ham and eggs is a tasty way to 'make' your day. Good coffee is also needed and much to her amazement, she's become bored with Vellutto Nero!
Yes, 'mouth' decided that it wants another taste and when she was in the Algerian Coffee Stores this week, she heard herself saying "and 250gms of Brunette please". Goodness me, what's happening? The next thing is she'll be drinking Breakfast tea first thing in the morning instead of LapySang!
Ohhh.. grey sky has come back, well, at least we saw one patch of blue sky so we know it's still up there but those naughty old grey clouds, they surely do make for a dull day. It's Saturday and it's past 1pm, she has to go out and brave the crowds to get a couple of things, I'm having a little doze on her head whilst she taps this, it's unusual for me to be able to do this at this time of day, so I'm making the most of it!
We'll be back later with what we are having for supper tonight, Bavette steak with Celariac and yes, another 'Love & Marriage', the perfect match of Samon and Dill.
"God speed and travel safely all you Hoopers who are bound for Italy.." PipPip.. PipPip.
GeeGee Parrot.
December 19th, 2015.
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