{"id":971,"date":"2009-12-25T15:51:33","date_gmt":"2009-12-25T04:51:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/?p=971"},"modified":"2009-12-25T15:53:53","modified_gmt":"2009-12-25T04:53:53","slug":"christmas-greetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bronwynparry.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/christmas-greetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Greetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Merry Christmas to all my friends and readers!<\/p>\n

I had to go to Sydney mid-December for medical check-ups, so I went on from there to Canberra, where we had an early family Christmas on the 19th. It was lovely to see my family and we had an enjoyable, low-key day with some great presents exchanged and a delicious meal. I flew home on the 21st, and today, Christmas Day, Gordon and I are having a quiet day, just the two of us – and the dogs!<\/p>\n

Fruit mince tarts are something of a tradition in our family, and although I haven’t done any Christmas baking until today, I made a batch of tarts for morning tea:
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They tasted almost as good as my mother’s!<\/p>\n

When we were talking about Christmas lunch a few weeks ago, Gordon requested ‘fish and chips and champagne.’ So that’s what we had \ud83d\ude42 The fish was atlantic salmon, with lemon juice and marjoram; the chips were oven baked with a touch of cracked pepper; the salad had a honey and mustard dressing; and the champagne was Moet. A delicious meal, and not too heavy!<\/p>\n

My paternal grandmother used to make her Christmas pudding on Melbourne Cup Day, in November. I had other distractions in November and December, so I’m not as organised, but I’m making a pudding this afternoon, which we will have this evening. It won’t be quite as well aged as Nana’s, but it should still be yummy, especially with some thick cream.<\/p>\n

Wherever you are in the world, I hope your Christmas season is a wonderful one, and that the New Year brings you many joyful days. It’s a great pleasure to interact with friends, family and readers through this blog, and I appreciate your enthusiasm, ‘company’ and good wishes. Here’s a toast to you all!<\/p>\n

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Oh, and don’t forget that other great Christmas tradition – the afternoon nap!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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