Christmas day passed quickly. It’s now the early hours of Boxing Day. Several meals, presents, chocolates, Bailey’s, Strictly, Love Actually and several naps filled the day in a most satisfactory manner. We also had phone calls from the kids and I spoke to my sister so all the family stuff is done too. I am, as I have said before, a man of simple needs and it doesn’t take much to make me happy.
The Ancient Santa card is on the left, the other is only about 25 years old.
On the writing front, I allowed another deadline to slip by without submitting anything and reminded myself that there are two more to look at before the end of the month, which isn’t far away. I’ll get round to doing something in the next few days I suppose, but if I decide to sit with Julia and watch TV instead, it won’t be a tragedy. I quite like sitting and watching TV with Julia.
Boxing Day sees my favourite meal of the holidays – turkey sandwiches with cranberry jelly and stuffing. I usually add mayonnaise to, but I’m planning on heating some part-baked baguettes for tomorrow and I’m not convinced that hot bread and mayonnaise will go together that well. The day after Boxing Day usually features turkey sandwiches too, but they aren’t such a novelty by then.
Santa and Snowman figures
The pictures show our Christmas decorations by candle light. The Santa card is 33 years old. Julia always brings him out for Christmas and I have gradually phased out buying other cards, so it proved a wise investment. The Santa and Snowman figures are part of Christmas tradition too. I tried several different settings to allow for the colour temperature and managed to produce a number of odd effects. None of them quite captured the magic of candle light.
That’s about it. Another ordinary day in a dull life.
It sounds like you and Julia had a good Christmas and Boxing Day. Naps are very good, as all of us here can attest, especially the cats.
Rick and I watched the snow come down here today. It started during the night. A couple of inches, but looked beautiful in all directions, especially in the evergreens. More snow coming tonight, and sub-freezing temperatures in the lower 20s by morning. I have the heater in the well house going, and insulated the spigots on the side of that building today.
Sounds like Christmas Card weather. 🙂
There is much we can learn from cats. I have just about mastered the napping but have so far failed to organise a life free of housework.
I have not had any luck in the housework department. The cats will not run a vacuum cleaner, or dust. 🙂 Rick has always been a good cook, and likes to cook, so I am lucky there.
You are a lucky woman. 🙂
I have made a fresh loaf of bread which should cope with cold roast beef sandwiches very well. The Strictly Christmas Special was surprisingly good this year, we thought.
Yes, I enjoyed it, a nice mix of happy people. I am going to make more mushroom soup today and see if I can repeat the good results I managed last week. After that I will do celery and Stilton, despite Julia’s misgivings about celery.
I look forward to a report on the celery and Stilton. Don’t stint on the Stilton.
Sounds very cosy. Enjoy the rest of Boxing Day.
And you, thank you.
😊
But for Santa, the day after means…
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I like blt’s….toast and Mayo…now is toast hot?
Not as hot as freshly heated bread, and not as absorbent. I think mayo on toast is probably OK. 🙂
Enjoy the rest of Boxing Day