Merry Christmas!

Santa brought in his bag of goodies a new yarn winder and I couldn’t be more delighted with my new toy! Pictured is my first wound ball, Madelinetosh Tosh Sock in Bungalow.  These will soon(ish)! be socks for Tea-man – I’m still deciding on a pattern.

What I love about this time of year as I get older and have my own family is that we are able to incorporate some older traditions and make new ones for ourselves. An old tradition is making my dear Grandma Anderson’s shortbread:

And decorating the tree with ornaments that we have collected on our travels.

And a new tradition, for the 3rd year in a row, Tea-man and I make the Christmas fruit cake from Delia Smith’s recipe. I think it looked rather lovely on the table for brunch. This year I skipped the thick icing and topped it off with decorative bay leaves, evergreen and a dusting of icing sugar.

And the best bit as always is having dear friends and family to share a meal, laughter and love.

Wishing you and yours a very happy, healthy and joyful holiday season! Merry Christmas!

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