Christmas must be coming.......

[qbman1]

Of course I was, dear

[Silver_Shiney]

You need to work a bit harder on the sincerity....

[qbman1]

Once I get on board Oriana in December, I will be incredibly sincere.....promise !

[Silver_Shiney]

Well, now that we've successfully taken this thread off-topic...

[qbman1]

Now, there's a plan - maybe if we stray far enough off topic the ModPlods will pull the plug ?!

[GillD46]

Well, I wrote Carole a lengthy reply that has disappeared. Hmmm! I'll write it again later.

Sorry gents, I need the distraction at the moment.

[Silver_Shiney]

Now, there's a plan - maybe if we stray far enough off topic the ModPlods will pull the plug ?!

#22

Bah humbug

Not if the boss has joined in!!

[qbman1]

Now, about those rabbits......!

[suespud]

.....do you agree, Sue, I have just ordered all my Christmas food - and there was a LOT of it - on-line at M&S!

Ohh I totally agree Jill, I have got my delivery slot with Waitrose already booked. Sainsburys not out yet.
M&S order not done yet.
I am starting cakes this weekend and trying to decide on the theme for decorating them.
The "putting up the tree" weekend is already in the diary and we have our annual trip to Edinburgh booked, restaurants booked and Santa hats at the ready !!!

BACK ON TOPIC ...

[suespud]

Thank you for starting this thread Gill, I was hoping someone would have the nerve to -I knew the men would hate it. I've started Christmas preparations by doing the one thing I said I would never do - I've bought an imitation Christmas tree! There is a reason. Firstly I am having real problems with one of my knees - have a Consultant's appointment next week and my GP thinks it will mean a knee replacement - and I'm too young - well I think I am! Next thing is we have two cruises booked, one for 10 nights on Aurora in December to cover my 'special' birthday, returning on 16th December and one we had already booked to the Canaries going on 2nd January. I don't think, even if I have to have a replacement knee that it will be done until we return from the January cruise - the recovery time is too great even if I had it done late this month, to be fine to go on Aurora on 6th December. I can manage perfectly well on a cruise ship as I can please myself how much I walk and I will also be taking my small scooter with me - yes I'm going to become one of those irritating people scooting around - well hopefully only on shore.

So all things considered I thought there's no way I'm going to organise getting a real tree up and decorated before 6th December, then leave it until 16th December without adding any water and then after Christmas we'd have to get it down and packed away before 2nd January. So I started looking around and discovered a sale on at an American company who now sell over here and they provide trees for lots of tv sets. I thought if I'm going to have an artificial tree I don't want to pretend it's real so I've bought one that has sort of snow frosting on it. It's also pre-lit so all I have to do is to open the stand, put the bottom section in place, plug it in, lights come on and then as the other sections are clicked into place their lights come on too! It looks great on the video so I hope it will be. Of course it does mean I'm having to buy some new baubles as I need ones that will look good with the snow effect, some of mine are fine but I do need some silvery ones too! John doesn't know about this yet - it will be a nice surprise for him! He will be pleased he doesn't have to come to choose a tree - I'm very fussy - and he won't have to cart it indoors, get it onto its stand and argue with me about how many bottom branches need to come off in order to get it into its stand - so I'm doing him a favour really!

Haven't thought about food - the Ocado date for booking Christmas slots is a week tomorrow would you believe and as I do my main shopping through them I will have to think about it. Don't know what we are doing for Christmas yet, the girls haven''t mentioned it. I think they know it won't be me doing all the cooking this year - so I wait to be told.

I've always loved Christmas and looking forward to it and planning is half the fun.

Carole

Welcome to our Christmas Group..
another pic needed I think....

[GillD46]

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As we're onto pics, I'll add my sittng room Christmas tree from last year.

Sorry guys. Actually I'm not really

[Frank Manning]

[quote="Silver_Shiney"]You need to work a bit harder on the sincerity....[/quote
He meant "Of course I was darling".

[suespud]

Back room tree...

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[suespud]

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Hall tree....

[suespud]

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another one of main tree..in front lounge...

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and my little ladies...new collection..looking for another one this year...

[Silver_Shiney]

You need to work a bit harder on the sincerity....[/quote
He meant "Of course I was darling".

[Frank Manning]

Suespud......that is a Christmas tree extravaganza! I wouldn't have the patience to put that lot up. Enjoy it all though.

[qbman1]

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another one of main tree..in front lounge... image.jpg and my little ladies...new collection..looking for another one this year...

Spuddy and Gill - please give over, you're giving me the vapours !!

[Whynd1]

Can think about Christmas just yet. My e ticket was issued yesterday for my November cruise on the Arcadia.

Once we are back will do Christmas, there will only be 6 of us on Christmas day and 3 on Boxing day so not enough to stress about. If all goes well the new puppy will be with us about 10 days before Christmas.

Lindsey

[qbman1]

I'm expecting about 1,900 to our place for Christmas !

[Silver_Shiney]

I'm expecting about 1,900 to our place for Christmas !

You're giving the catering staff the night off then? Won't your cabin be a bit cramped?

[qbman1]

It's OK, we're starting at 6 p.m. - it's Oriana so most of them will be asleep by then !!

[david63]

I'm expecting about 1,900 to our place for Christmas !

That's a lot of spouts to prepare

[qbman1]

Again, on Oriana, they will need to be pureed - most of the passengers won't be too proficient in chewing !!

[suespud]

Well got 8 big Christmas cakes made and 2 small ones at the weekend. All wrapped up..ready to be "fed"every week,
Wore my Christmas hair band, Christmas pinny and slippers and played Christmas tunes on the Sonos.
Only 4 more big ones to do !!!

House smells very Christmassy...