So.....................how many days now until Christmas 2014?

[70isaLimitNotaTarget]

We need a new thread to continue the very successful countdowns of 2013 and 2012.

And before anyone does the face (or face ) take a look at some of the 'Panic Threads' at the end of December when people were "Twitching" and stressing.

Organisation is key.

(I just need to find somewhere that'll work out how many days it is )

207

Little Chocolate Houses (Lakeland mould) 50% success rate. The milk chocolate was fine and being devoured. White chocolate very hard to set and went grainy once set.
(I used eating chocolate and white chocolate is more tempremental)

I will do some in the biscuit recipe (to practice for Christmas )

I'll be baking when the kids go back...I need to...um...concentrate

I have the same mould 70 did you temper the chocolate? I tried to make the chocolate penguins in their mould last year, they looked amazing but went all white and mouldy looking (bloom?) about a day later. Not sure how to stop that. I didn't do anything other than melt the eating chocolate nice and slowly then poured into the penguins.

No not tempered -that's involving higher heat isn't it ?

They did have to go into the fridge a while to set them as the kitchen was warm , I know chocolate isn't meant to go in the fridge, but this batch were a trial batch for our consumption. They ended up looking like something from Cowboy Builders

I'll do Hallowe'en ones with dark chocolate - for me, the DC don't eat dark, more for me >

Maybe white chocolate is too fragile and soft. I've been watching too much ChoccyWoccyDooDah , their chocolate is more flexible but the white chocolate does look dry and grainy plus the blokes hands are in everything vom.

206

[205]

I cant watch choccywoccydoodah, seeing them paw all the chocolate makes me feel ill

205 even

I saw those chocolate moulds in Lakeland at weekend. Yes we finally have a Lakeland up here - hooray!! There was actually some little chocolate houses out, dd was amazed by them.

Thanks to the awesome bargain thread, I now have all my nephews presents and most of dd's.

Yay!

Got DSs' main present today. Just need the smaller things for him then can start on DD who has a birthday 4 weeks before Christmas.

Can't belive it's June and I'm nearly halfway done.

Wasn't sure where to put this, but I thought you might like it... for the Doctor Who fans!

204

My DS would love those lights (he's a Dr Who fan but he likes The Tennant- for shame)

205

Nearly in the 100's!!!

203

I went to get my hair done today, the appointment is tomorrow

There is something wrong with me at the moment.

Nearly into the 100's, woohoo

202

Getting There, Brace Yourselves

Arrgghhhhh...still taking far too long.

I'll be happier when this weather cools down. I'll know we are close then.

201

Just bought wrapping paper and a shamrock tree decoration from house of fraser.

Wrapping paper £1.50 each down from £5 per roll
Shamrock £10.00 down from £25.00

BARGIN!

200

TWO HUNDRED DAYS

This calls for a picture I reckon

...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................
..................

Lovely Big Pressie

Love the picture 70

Love it 70!

Awww, thanks 70.

Lovely picture.