General Chat

Perse,
I hope that you and your family have a wonderful Christmas, enjoy yourselves, have lots of fun......"Happy Christmas"


I have been a paragon of virtue all year!

Tec

Of course you have Tec

"Rolls eyes to the ceiling"

I am sure that you and Allan will get all you deserve....


That is lot's of presents because you are both such lovely people

PROXIMITY

???
to what?

Oh Linda........Thank you.......You are so kind

You are lovely too.


Tec.................PROXIMITY

Well all, another early start for me.

OH and I are off to Bunnings to buy some artificial grass an get a gift voucher for my son. Some would say that's a fair exchange!

Perse, if we don't chat again before Christmas, have a verry merry one and a happy and safe New Year

Regards to all

Allan

Hello Everyone !!

how are we all?

I am up bright and early this morning ! Going to tackle the shops again - Xmas presents. I cannot stand crowds so getting there for when the shops open :)
This year I have been wondering what it would be like to have a winter Xmas not a day hot day as per normal. I came out from the UK when I was about 2 so I don't have any memories of a white Xmas..A full Xmas dinner with all the trimmings !

What do you all have for your Xmas dinner/lunch? (No I am not inviting myself..lol) Just wondering !!

xx

I just wanted everyone to know that I can spell PROXIMITY if I really try,

and I've found the dictionary

Tec

Why on earth do you want to buy artificial grass Allan? you have just dug all yours up

Hello Janet. We have Christmas lunch in the dining room.We have the best china and cutlery. Plus candles lit on the table. A full traditional dinner with lots of sparkling wine, usually champagne.

hi Linda...So you would have a full lunch with all the trimmings?

Posted at the same time Linda....Now that does sound nice !! So different here I mean we could have a full Xmas meal but the weather is so hot. I wonder if any of the Aussies have a traditional Xmas lunch with all the trimmings...

oops sorry Janet, I edited my post to add to it.
Yes we have turkey, several types of stuffing, pigs in blankets,roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, sprouts,carrots,roast parsnips, gravy,cranberry sauce.
Followed by Christmas pudding and brandy sauce

Now I am jealous!! and hungry..lol. Do you do all the cooking Linda?

I had better explain that pigs in blankets are sausages (snags?) wrapped in bacon

OH will help to peel the veg, but I cook it all. It is just like a larger version of normal Sunday dinner, so no problem. I suppose that when you do it every year, you just have it off pat.

Allan,
You are swapping your son for a gift voucher???
Enjoy your day

Good Morning Janet,
You would be very welcome to join us for Christmas - but I really do not think you would appreciate the weather just now - it is mind bendingly freezing - perishing.

Christmas dinner here is always a hot dinner for most I should think.
Traditionally it would be turkey, roast potatoes, creamed potatoes, variety of veg - sprouts, parsnips, carrots, peas maybe.
We have never liked turkey, and have chicken quite often, so we prefer beef or lamb instead of turkey. This year we have opted for a leg of Welsh lamb.
We don't enjoy Christmas Pudding either as we find it too rich and too heavy, so have something else in the form of a sweet.

Tec

Traditionally, it wouldn't have been Turkey Tec, that is a fairly modern thing. I suppose that it would have been beef. I like lamb, except for the fact that it is very expensive and fatty

Hi Tec....Would be nice to experience a White Xmas rather than a Summer Xmas...This year I think that we are having seafood which is nice also !!

I love seafood Janet, we used to live on the coast when I was small and there was a really good fish shed, where they sold live crabs and fish straight from the boats, so we always had lots of seafood. Now you can buy all sorts of things on the fresh fish counter in the supermarket from all over the world

I suppose goose was very traditional at one time Linda - Fresh Welsh lamb is delicious, and not at all fatty - our local butcher is also a farmer, and the lamb is very local to us.

Janet, We have an award winning seafood restaurant near here, but it wouldn't have the superb variety you have. I had a seafood meal in Sydney and that was something to remember.

Tec