*Stop The Cavalry* It's The 2014 Christmas Chatter Thread

mcculloch29

What a wonderful idea Trendyjenny. Something to trigger further ideas perhaps:-
"I didn't spend a penny,
On this Christmas gift you see,
Cos everything that's in this box,
Was Buy One, Get One Free".

Gettingtherequickly

What are your thoughts on this?

I generally give token gifts to those in my Arabic class but was getting a bit stuck on what to do this year. Suddenly thought this morning that I have small loaf tins so what about making Christmas cakes? Do you think that we need to conform to square or round cakes?

I won't be able to feed some for religious reasons, but I will simply decorate/wrap them differently, although I am not sure what to do to keep them moist enough.

Ms_Bertha

Morning all! I popped in a few times on the previous post, hope it is ok to drop by again. I don’t get much time to post, but I do tryto have a quick catch up when I can. This morning I do actually have a few minutes, so I just had to let my fellow Christmas lovelies know that the John Lewis Christmas advert is out.

http://www.johnlewis.com/christmas-advert-2014-montys-christmas?tmad=c&tmcampid=81&s_emcid=JLE1513_RTCT_20141106&s_emuid=SH_E4B43CB34D1B49F69232A4E07FEF27EC

Love and hugs to everyone who needs them, or just wants one! :rudolf:

pixtotts

starlet1990 - YAY costa drinks I actually had a black forest hot chocolate last week, already in Christmas mode

Ruth_honey - I hope it doesn't take that long to find my coat... haha!

newthrift - china cabinet into shoe cabinet sounds a great idea. I toyed with the idea of having shelves on my wall for the prettiest ones but then I decided they would just get dusty but something like that would definitely work! Going to keep an eye out now

Gettingtherequickly - I've heard of using cold tea in fruit cakes... maybe an alcohol alternative as for shape, I don't think it matters, loaf shaped fruit cakes will always have a special place for me though, my nanny used to make the best fruit cakes, (extra cherries ), a big round one for them, a square one for my aunt and uncle, and one in a little loaf tin for me, mine was always the last out of the bowl too so I got more cherries .

x

justb

Just popping out of lurkdom to let you know MOOrissons have there sweet tins on offer 2 for £7.00, in case you haven't seen it.

I am still catching up but

Congratulations to Freespirit baby Max is gorgeous.

Thoughts and prayers are with you JJ hope you get sorted.

Love and hugs to everyone
Bxx

msgigglewick

Hot chocolate to all and hugs to those who need.

2 birthdays down out of 10 these next couple of months.. ahhh lol

Costa is starting their xmas drinks in the next couple of days (today for select stores for an evening thing)

I really need to write a list of the gifts i have left to buy. Not many but i know i'll kick myself if i don't get something i planned too lol

I've just finished making our elf door and thought i'd share.

Always_after_a_bargin

Ms_Bertha wrote: »

Morning all! I popped in a few times on the previous post, hope it is ok to drop by again. I don’t get much time to post, but I do tryto have a quick catch up when I can. This morning I do actually have a few minutes, so I just had to let my fellow Christmas lovelies know that the John Lewis Christmas advert is out.

http://www.johnlewis.com/christmas-advert-2014-montys-christmas?tmad=c&tmcampid=81&s_emcid=JLE1513_RTCT_20141106&s_emuid=SH_E4B43CB34D1B49F69232A4E07FEF27EC

Love and hugs to everyone who needs them, or just wants one! :rudolf:

Omg sat here in tears. Eating a chocolate orange while watching that. :rotfl: yes a chocolate orange I stole from the christmas stash ha ha. Beautiful advert but john lewis never get it wrong x

CupOfChai

Gettingtherequickly wrote: »

What are your thoughts on this?

I generally give token gifts to those in my Arabic class but was getting a bit stuck on what to do this year. Suddenly thought this morning that I have small loaf tins so what about making Christmas cakes? Do you think that we need to conform to square or round cakes?

I won't be able to feed some for religious reasons, but I will simply decorate/wrap them differently, although I am not sure what to do to keep them moist enough.

Lovely idea, and no I don't think the cake shape matters. Could you give them a bit of a feed with orange juice instead maybe?


If you're not making them alcoholic for religious reasons then will you need to make sure they're vegetarian as well? I'm thinking of halal rules and any animal fat or other products there might be in a recipe, I've never made a Christmas cake so I'm not certain if anything like that might go into it.

Gettingtherequickly

CupOfChai wrote: »

Lovely idea, and no I don't think the cake shape matters. Could you give them a bit of a feed with orange juice instead maybe?


If you're not making them alcoholic for religious reasons then will you need to make sure they're vegetarian as well? I'm thinking of halal rules and any animal fat or other products there might be in a recipe, I've never made a Christmas cake so I'm not certain if anything like that might go into it.

As long as there no gelatin, it will be fine. Think I may be doing quite a bit of baking at the weekend:D

freespirit66

Afternoon everyone, really craving cuddles with my little man, always the same when you know you cant, i darent pass any lurgy to him bless him, but cheering myself up watching the robeson christmas house designs on youtube was it you PIXTOTTS who mentioned this, i love her what a fab house!

GETTINGTHEREQUICKLY oh that is a fab idea, no lots of people make loaf cakes, i bet they will really appreciate them being really traditional

MSBERTHA hi and welcome back oh that is such a sweet advert isnt it?

JUSTB ohh im hoping my DS will remember to get me some on his way home from work tonight, as last year they sold out so quick, i bet he doesnt though aww thankyou very much

MSGIGGLEWICK i absolutely love the elf door, so cute!

ALWAYSAFTERABARGIN oh dear confession time i have already had to replace one too :rotfl::rotfl: