Penniedarling

Thursday, December 28, 2023

It's a warm relaxing day so here's what I've been up to so far.

Lots of beautiful Frangipani to bring indoors to enjoy not only the look but their delicate perfume as well.

Can you guess what I'm knitting here??

Christmas Decorations now put away for another year, a tad early if you follow the long long ago traditions which say we should put out Tree and Decorations up on the 3rd of December and take them down on the 6th of January! Oh well I've never been one to follow traditions... or have I???

Labels: Christmas 2023, Flowers, Kintting

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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Happy Happy Christmas Everyone!

Some of our favourite Yummies to start the day.

Then into the Serious Yummies, Prawns, slow smoked brined Chicken, slow smoked pickled leg of Pork, Crash Hot Potatoes, Potato Salad and a wonderful Pumpkin Salad.

Charlie, Tim, David, Nerys and Jackson with Pennie taking the photo.

Cricket is always on the books for Christmas Day.

Then into some serious yummies...

Great Aunt Carol's Fudge, some chocolate with 100's & 1,000's.

Pennie's Ice Cream Desert with fresh Raspberries and Toffee Shards.

Nerys was my Kris Kringle giver last Sunday so we thought we should give her the honour of planting the Waratah she gifted to me.

Thanks Nerry Noo...

A photo of Gwilym's family up in Brisbane and below a photo of TEAMG in Ripon, Yorkshire.

Labels: Christmas 2023

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Saturday, December 23, 2023

Photo a Day Challenge - 23.12.2023 - Gift.

Star Cherry Cakes I made as gifts for my friends.

Labels: Christmas 2023, PAD-12/23

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Thursday, December 21, 2023

Photo a Day Challenge - 21.12.2023 - I do this every year.

Labels: Christmas 2023, PAD-12/23

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

What a fun day we had last Sunday!

An early Christmas with most of our family... missing TEAM-G though.

Secret Santa started the day.

Tim and Nerys very happy with their gifts.

Kris Kringle is the bestest way to go at Christmas, each of us were able to request three things and we sent our wish to Shea, one of Briony's friends in Canberra for her to choose who bought for who with a $50 budget, nobody knows who is buying for you until the day, so much fun and laughter and by far the best way to go, although David and I really struggled with our wishes because we don't need anything and we do have a lot of 'stuff', but we managed and were very happy with our gifts!

Thank you Secret Santa Shea.

Jackson and Charlie.

Briony and Kate.

James is very happy with his ???? what are these things called??? Rubiks Cube?

Gwilym and Emily opening their gifts, Yay!

Remy and Elodie are really happy with their gifts that's for sure.

David is very happy with his 'Hamper' request

as was I with my wonderful Waratah.

The girls are in awe of the article in the 'Bush Tele' about Jackson's group called the 'Atlantic Avenue', Jackson happily signed a copy for each of us.

For lunch we really enjoyed Timmy T's BBQed Turkey.

David slowed smoked a pickled leg of Pork from Jason the best butcher in the whole wide world who is up at our local shops, we had some wonderful salads and bread made by our Gwilym and some yummy sweeties as well.