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@Steve-Miller
Yup, though Blancpain and IWC are my dreams I've always fancied an outdoor climbing/trekking smart watch like the Suunto.
Though the Monblanc is stylish

I very rarely wear a watch now, but two of these tempt me.

Superb, the photos and article.
If I can pick one photo that fascinates, the tsunami wave at Fukushima is an amazing snap.

Talking of good old fairy light incandescents, I had to replace two bulbs this year. And they just blew again last night.

But I love them so, from around 1956, nursery rhyme bells that my parents had on our tree for years, these:

Here they are on our entrance hall mirror

Got tickets for next Christmas & New Year:

Yes, watched the fireworks with our kids, a TV night with Koppenburg pear cider in our glasses, and a slice of stollen cake.
Who will have the best display this year I wonder?

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/find.html?searchLocation=Mettingham%2C+Bungay%2C+Suffolk&useLocationIdentifier=true&locationIdentifier=REGION^17102&radius=0.0&_includeSSTC=on

A property you'd really have to love and care for.

Hellebore are blooming

Special days. Soup for the next fortnight️

Yes, Kyushu and the Rockys. Must stop spending on the house and have a holiday!

@Daniel said in Palladium Style Estate:

I found it. Lionard.

Wow. But far too posh for me. Where's the gardener's house...

So my sister family visited yesterday and we had beef, new potatoes, roast veg again and leftover goose & gammon

Desert was brought, including a marscapone lemon delice which has a white chocolate biscuit base (top, Waitrose £18) that melts in the mouth as the huge lemon flavour overwhelms; also chocolate snowflakes and macarons.
And of special note, a home-baked blueberry topped lemon cheescake. Gluten free, no vegetable oils, very nice complementary flavours and everyone could eat it.

Congratulations,
Grandpiano*dad

Wonderful arrangement and performance in The Abbey (even at full volume )
I'm learning it now on the piano, great thing about Rutter arrangements is the printed music is perfect.

Unfortunately yes. TK Max and Mountain Warehouse for late pressies .
Not bought aught (translated... I haven't bought anything)

Family still at it, some in Costa. I'm back in car with BBC World Service reporting on Trumps gifts to Nigeria...
Merry Christmas

What a lovely looking pan.

We already had a couple of heavy cast iron griddle pans at about 25cm, so our skillet is 30cm... and no handle at that size. Petromax brand. Got to look after them though!

Agree, a wonderful gift.
Our daughters got mostly boring practical house stuff and clothes from us.

Medium sized potatoes (not small new or large baked) chopped to the size you want.
Par boil them 5mins or so, then cover in oil (and honey) and roast until golden (about 20-15 mins at 210). Very tasty.

Wife is in the jumper; she carved the meat to serve easily.

Our decorations were very last minute this year due to my carpet laying and 4 collies.

@Steve-Miller said in Merry Christmas All:

Everything looks great, Andy!

I also had to look up gammon, a type of ham I see, and sold uncooked. I haven’t seen a ham like that for sale in decades.

We were just talking about goose for Christmas last night, something I’ve never tried. Not often found for sale here although I’m told butchers can order one for you. Something I need to try.

Merry Christmas!

Gammon are salty, daughters love the meat.
Merry Christmas

@wtg said in Merry Christmas All:

@AndyD said in Merry Christmas All:

Anyone else improvise a Christmas tune on the ivories?
We're about to eat, a full goose, & rather large gammon (that says it feeds 14).
So with six round the table we'll be eating sarnies till Monday

We both speak English. Okay, so I speak American, but...I had to look up two words in the post.

So...ham and/or goose sandwiches from the leftovers?

That photo of the dinner table laden with food ...OMG, scrumptious!

The chef de jour made a sumptuous feast, half the ham(now it's cooked) and goose meats remain. Sandwiches