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Today we were supposed to begin unpacking Christmas decoration boxes, but it was a lazy day, and I could only find this little puppy who probably never was put away last Christmas. There are always a few strays around. We did get around to some necessary food shopping which included these Mince Pies that are a special English Christmas treat. Are mince pies, everyone's least favourite — except for my long dead mother so I have always had a warm feeling for them, if not much of a taste for them — even still made for Thanksgiving dinner? The glory of the English version is that they are always tiny, just a bite or two so there is never too much of that spiced fruit filling to go with the yummy flaky crust. These pies are made by an artisan baker somewhere out there and sold at our local market butcher stall.
Bob ordered the holiday supply of wine and beer on line, and I began paging through the Christmas cookbooks to put together shopping lists for the old standard recipes. Christmas Dinner will not be my meal this year, so no decision on Turkey or Goose need be made. I much prefer the other meals: Christmas Eve, Christmas Breakfast, and Boxing Day left overs, so I am happy to forgo the roast and veg cooking.
Looking at the calendar, I see that we are having a banner holiday season. With Christmas and Boxing Day on Saturday and Sunday, that means a four day weekend, and with New Year's Day on a Saturday, the following weekend will be three days, not counting the half-day Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve preceding the weekends. London will empty out with everyone going to Egypt and Bali and Barbados. I figure I won't really want to have an away Christmas until the year we face the season with none of our children at home, and so far that hasn't happened. I love our Christmas decorations too much to want to be away from them!
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