We're rocking around the Christmas tree, waiting for Santa to come to town. It's countdown to Christmas thread 4!!

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99 days to go

disclaimer. This thread is up early because I am old and tired and need to go to bed. It's actually 99 from midnight

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Welcome to your fellow twitchers, Muddling!

We're the quiet bunch over here, with lots of strange names and traditions!!!!

Quiet, as in, don't tend to get stuck into AIBU-type arguments, we're more huggy, and "did you see that great bargain" type chats - definitely not quiet as in never posting or posting in whispers.....

Why can't I do that "crying with laughter" emoticon on the desktop?!

My colleague picked me up the M&S food catalogue! It's definitely more Christmassy in paper form :) What have people ordered?!

Bugger the M&S one. You need to sign up for the Booths’ one (even if you’ve no intention of ordering). It’s a thing of utter beauty!

My order from Marks is attached. I’m getting more from Booths.

Buffet on Christmas Day and lamb roast on Boxing Day. 🎄🎄🎄

Ooh I will fluffy! I am eyeing up the potatoes dauphinoise myself :)

That stuff sounds fab Fluffy! I thought Ocado said I could book my christmas slot today so off to investigate at least getting that booked

It's next thursday! D'oh.

I’m next Thursday too. But won’t be getting I’ve, unless I use it as Sainsbury’s back up! 😂

One, not I’ve!

This is what I’ve ordered from Booths!

Although the ploughman's states it serves 1-6, that's a stupid range!

Morrisons just emailed me about the Christmas dates as I have a delivery pass with them :)

The amount of food on it suggests that 6 is more likely than 1! 😂

I only have a Sainsbury’s delivery pass so I’ll have to wait a while for them to release their slots. They’re normally last.

Stray cat much better hooray!!!
He is a sweetie really just been abused by humans I think and is terribly wary and scared of all of us and we are lovely to him honestly. We want him to be our forever pet but it's too much of an ask for him atm. Bless him !Thank you for the suggestions everyone much appreciated.
I can't believe how damn good that mincemeat looks Fridge I swear I can smell it hen I look at the pic!
Also can't believe it is nearly in the 70's !
Hooray !!

What’s your mincemeat recipe, Fridge?

And yay for stray cat! 🐈

www.deliaonline.com/recipes/international/european/british/home-made-christmas-mincemeat - but I put PX in instead of brandy.

Thank you Fluffy puss cat seems to be ok atm fingers crossed
and wow wow wow Fridge I want to eat the lot thank you for the recipe my dear it looks gorgeous and the wedges with melting cheese and spring onions do tooo

That is a ton of mincemeat. Think I’d do half of that. Maybe! Though as it lasts well, no harm in doing the lot! 😂

What’s PX? I’d probably just buy a spirit miniature and throw that in!

Sherry Pedro Ximenez. I give it to people I like, like my sister :) You could very easily halve it.

Ahhh! I got a miniature Cognac to put in. My ingredients come tomorrow!

80

I'm watching QVC at the mo' , there's a 3 day Christmas event.

Mentioned to DH they have Christmas trees ......................

I'm still scouring for one , needs to be pre-lit but I don't want loads of saggy wires.

80 days

Try here for a tree. The wires are too bad on ours!