Christmas Preparations 2013

Aliantha · 11-19-2013, 08:33 PM

I made my cakes today. So far thats it for me. What have you done?

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BigV · 11-20-2013, 01:53 AM

I expected Aliantha to have listed things like sunscreen, bug dope, frozen margaritas, flip flops, etc.

BigV · 11-20-2013, 01:54 AM

Cakes look yummy though. :-)

Aliantha · 11-20-2013, 02:13 AM

They will look better when they are decorated.

Clodfobble · 11-20-2013, 08:17 AM

The kids are giving little bags of their favorite granola to all their teachers this year. We already go through quite a lot of it ourselves, so I started doubling production way in advance so I wouldn't be killed in the first week in December. So far I have 6 of 13 bags ready and waiting.

Meanwhile I'm still looking for gift inspiration for the kids. I have a couple ideas, but I always have to come up with far more than I need so I can hand good ideas over to the various relatives who will otherwise buy them crap they will hate. I only have to come up with one gift for everyone else on my list, so they don't get to take up mental space for a few more weeks.

Sheldonrs · 11-20-2013, 10:18 AM

My office desk area as of yesterday. :-)

xoxoxoBruce · 11-20-2013, 01:35 PM

That doesn't look like the Christmas Cactus I'm familiar with.

Sheldonrs · 11-20-2013, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

That doesn't look like the Christmas Cactus I'm familiar with.

Define "familiar".

footfootfoot · 11-20-2013, 03:58 PM

"I know too much about cacti to be familiar with them. "

orthodoc · 11-20-2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I made my cakes today. So far thats it for me. What have you done?

I've almost started thinking about Christmas gift lists. I also dream of fruitcake, but there's no point making any - I'm not supposed to eat it right now, and my family hates it. Sigh.

footfootfoot · 11-20-2013, 05:25 PM

I like it.

orthodoc · 11-20-2013, 05:52 PM

I didn't think there were any of us left. Or maybe it's a Scots thing?

You're tempting me ... I may just throw caution to the wind and make fruitcake after all!

xoxoxoBruce · 11-20-2013, 09:18 PM

We used to make fruitcake with all dried fruits, none of the candied stuff, lots of nuts and a good rum soak. A lot of people would hear fruitcake and run away screaming, but I just figured more for me.

lumberjim · 11-20-2013, 09:42 PM

C9 ceramic LED lights. They will last 22 years at 3 hours per day. You can connect as many as 90 stands safely. $6.98 for 25b lights on a 14 ft strand. That's 8 in the picture. They are not quite as Jolly looking and warm as the traditional bulbs, but they're not as icy cold as the little clear lensed leds either.

I like the big c9 bulbs because they look festive in the daylight as well.
I need to decide if I am going to go with a full sized tree, or a little one on the coffee table. I think it might be smarter to go with a small tree this year so that I don't have to build up the ornaments supply in a hurry

Aliantha · 11-20-2013, 09:55 PM

The only candied fruit i use is ginger and cherries. The rest is rum soaked dried fruit. Also, almonds, walnuts and pistachios. I think this years cakes are going to be yummy. After baking, i sprinkled them with lychee liqueur. Now they are bundled up for a few days till i get my decorating supplies.

11-19-2013, 08:33 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Christmas Preparations 2013 I made my cakes today. So far thats it for me. What have you done? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-20-2013, 01:53 AM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I expected Aliantha to have listed things like sunscreen, bug dope, frozen margaritas, flip flops, etc. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-20-2013, 01:54 AM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Cakes look yummy though. :-) __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

11-20-2013, 02:13 AM	#4
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	They will look better when they are decorated. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-20-2013, 08:17 AM	#5
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The kids are giving little bags of their favorite granola to all their teachers this year. We already go through quite a lot of it ourselves, so I started doubling production way in advance so I wouldn't be killed in the first week in December. So far I have 6 of 13 bags ready and waiting. Meanwhile I'm still looking for gift inspiration for the kids. I have a couple ideas, but I always have to come up with far more than I need so I can hand good ideas over to the various relatives who will otherwise buy them crap they will hate. I only have to come up with one gift for everyone else on my list, so they don't get to take up mental space for a few more weeks. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-20-2013, 10:18 AM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	My office desk area as of yesterday. :-) Attached Images __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-20-2013, 01:35 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That doesn't look like the Christmas Cactus I'm familiar with. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-20-2013, 03:58 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	"I know too much about cacti to be familiar with them. " __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-20-2013, 05:25 PM	#11
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	I like it. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

11-20-2013, 05:52 PM	#12
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I didn't think there were any of us left. Or maybe it's a Scots thing? You're tempting me ... I may just throw caution to the wind and make fruitcake after all! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

11-20-2013, 09:18 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	We used to make fruitcake with all dried fruits, none of the candied stuff, lots of nuts and a good rum soak. A lot of people would hear fruitcake and run away screaming, but I just figured more for me. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-20-2013, 09:42 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	C9 ceramic LED lights. They will last 22 years at 3 hours per day. You can connect as many as 90 stands safely. $6.98 for 25b lights on a 14 ft strand. That's 8 in the picture. They are not quite as Jolly looking and warm as the traditional bulbs, but they're not as icy cold as the little clear lensed leds either. I like the big c9 bulbs because they look festive in the daylight as well. I need to decide if I am going to go with a full sized tree, or a little one on the coffee table. I think it might be smarter to go with a small tree this year so that I don't have to build up the ornaments supply in a hurry Attached Images __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-20-2013, 09:55 PM	#15
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	The only candied fruit i use is ginger and cherries. The rest is rum soaked dried fruit. Also, almonds, walnuts and pistachios. I think this years cakes are going to be yummy. After baking, i sprinkled them with lychee liqueur. Now they are bundled up for a few days till i get my decorating supplies. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

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