Christmas Eve.

[curiouswombat]

Ah, home from church, D-d read well and was happy to be doing the Isaiah reading as it had not been a cause for dissension amongst any of the heretical sects she has spent the last term studying!!

Now the cake is decorated - for those of you who have seen our various Christmas cakes over the years



Very much a joint effort - both in design and execution - she made the stocking, I did the holly wreath.



The house is filled with the scent of frankincense and myrrh candles and orange and cinamon ones too, as well as the smell of spices from the red cabbage which is already slowly cooking.

The tiny turkey is in a bowl of spiced brine in the fridge, and there is bacon wrapped around sausages all ready to cook.

D-d is looking out her Christmas stocking, and I only have S2C's presents to wrap - which I will do in a minute as he is at work until 6a.m.

There are a few other Christmas pics here too



The tree - before there were many presents under it!

This is what you see as you come in through the front door -



And a close up of the swag so that you can see there are lights in it as well as up the banisters -



And finally a few of my Christmas angels -





I was going to post a Return of The Key story - but this is probably not the most sensible time, and so, although chapter 1 (of 3) is beta'd, chapter 2 written, and chapter 3 almost finished, I'll start after Christmas. It is a pretty angst-free bit of romance.

So - enjoy tomorrow, whether you are celebrating Christ's birth, celebrating Father Christmas, or just happy to have a day off work!

I'm going to finish my glass of port, wrap those last presents, sweep the kitchen floor, and look forward to starting the day tomorrow with coffee and church.

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[myfeetshowit.livejournal.com]

Well, it wasn't exactly well-fed. We had cheese and crackers, chicken noodle soup, and microwave popcorn.

We were going to relatives for dinner, and hadn't bought anything for the holiday itself, but we've been snowed in for 4 days, and had to get into our emergency supplies.

But we did have a 1/2 bottle of whiskey, the power was never off long enough for the house to get too cool, and we did a lot of cuddling to stay warm.

Sometimes the best Christmases can be the simplest ones.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

The whisky and cuddles sound good - and at least you didn't starve - but I still hope you have a more substantial meal next year!