Countdown to Christmas 2021 (Thread 3): Jesus, Mary and Joseph and the wee donkey, isn't it Christmas yet?!

[WeeDonkey]

Here we go. The LoD season finale tribute thread!

Morning all.

70 I'm at your feline dirty protest. How dare you return home and share space with their favourite human!

I have no idea if my DC are conditioned to me collecting Christmas ideas or if it's me starting to pick up hints but over the last week or so I have collected a couple of ideas from each of them. If they are available from Amazon I just stick them in my basket and save for later or I make a note on my phone. I bought my DDs concert tickets so🤞 that the concert goes ahead. It's outdoors in summer so I'm pretty optimistic.

Crazy I'd be inclined to go with a (probably dark) wooden frame and a red mount but then I'm not very imaginative. I know our local framing shop is excellent and will cut a mount for me to frame items myself.

Good morning 😃 the rain is still pretty bad here in Wales. Cold and damp. It's been putting me in a christmas spirit of sorts 🎅 I saw an article about hot chocolate stations last year and I really want one this year so I've been busy gathering ideas and inspiration. Hope you're all OK?!

That's such a cute kit, Crazy. I'd go matching on the frames, personally. My John Clayton ones are going to match. Once I've done them all!

Oh, that's weird about your headache. I hope you don't suffer the post-migraine shadow for too long.

I've got a mild headache today. I came on on Saturday, first time I've had a 29 day cycle in a long time! 😱

Oh, I agree with Woolly about the frame type and mount. I need to see if my local framing company will cut mounts too actually. I got them online last time, but everything was closed!

Morning 🙂 I have no clue what a hot chocolate station is Must but I think I might need one.

I think it's hot chocolate with a sort of buffet of topping and festive bits to have alongside. Like marshmallows, flakes and whipped cream plus candy canes, pretzels and gingerbread figures.

I don't drink hot chocolate but it does sound like fun.

One thing I am going to do again this year is my 1st Sunday of Advent brunch. Pigs-in-blanket hotdogs, Bucks Fizz, mince pies, mini stollen and mini Yule logs. It will be a bit different as my DDs move out next week but I'm sure that lot will persuade them back early on a Sunday morning (they plan to come for Sunday dinner every week anyway)

I'll see if I have a photo of last year's spread.

Thanks Woolly I could go for that (except the whipped cream)

Woolly I am very happy to stand in for anyone (even ones who are not invited) for your Advent shindig 🤣

I will also be happy to pop along Woolly

Am v busy crocheting squares for various woolly hugs, and I also need to finish my blanket for June's camping trip.

Tomorrow is a Rudolph Day so I'm thinking about wearing a Christmas jumper...

My DH cannot operate a tin opener.

He will starve in his own kitchen if I die.

Crazy that's pretty. I saw an ad in one of the Cross Stitch mags for wooden backing plates for hoops.
I can have a dig around if you want the details..?

I hid the bottle of ketchup out of sight of the camera 😂

Woolly me too - happy to travel for free food.
(fluffy if you come to me, I'll drive us over )

Woolly you're a ketchup-refuser??? Oh, I couldn't possibly...
although DH has HP on burgers 🤢

I only like ketchup on a burger but the others had it - I just hid the bottle for the sake of the aesthetics of the photo 😂

Woolly you reminded me of this...
Micky Flanagan Ketchup

I hate tomato ketchup but I do like tomatoes and pasta sauces that are tomato based so I am very odd.

I don't like ketchup. I do like brown sauce though!

I'm up for a road trip for the Advent-fest. Where do I sign up? I know where Woolly lives, so there's no hiding from me!

why yes, you are.
Do you eat tomato when it's not a sauce-based ingredient?
You know, when it's red and round and rolls along the ground

fluffy you get to me and I'll drive

Pussy I do like tomatoes when they are red and round (but prefer them not rolling on the ground although obviously the 5 second rule applies).

I used to like brown sauce Fluffy but not any more. I prefer chilli sauce these days.