Despite many years in northern climes I don't (yet) associate Christmas (or December) with snow
Me either, obviously. Yet we still tend to celebrate Christmas with roasts and other winter food, despite the likelihood of 30+ temperatures.
All the Christmas talk has made me realise, I have no Christmas rituals. My FAC didn't celebrate Christmas because of its pagan origins, and since I left an atheist, I didn't find much incentive to redevelop much connection. It's now pretty much an excuse to buy people pressies, and without much allegiance to the actual day (we tend to wait for the Boxing Day sales to buy for each other at least).
Allyson, I'd like to give a few author-signed copies of Sam out for Christmas presents. What do you think is the easiest way to make that happen (considering I'm in Bay Area and you're in SoCal)?
No marzipan. I like the idea of marzipan, but not the reality of it.
Our standing Thursday playdate went well and since there was no homework tonight, I dropped mac off at the house down the street to play with that boy. HOUSE TO MYSELF NOT ON WORKTIME!!! I will.....dunno.
My town is having a Victorian Christmas celebration. I'm looking through the schedule now. Starts off with people dressed as Charles Dickens and as Dickens characters walking through town caroling and talking to people while in character. It goes right by my house, and it starts right after I get home from work. That could be fun, or awful. (Actually, "Could be fun, or awful" seems to describe most of this.) Tonight, there's a fancy dinner with some Victorian Christmas traditions and then a staging of A Christmas Carol, where "Victorian attire is encouraged but not required," but that's $75. Over the weekend are various sorts of concerts and activities and stuff, and house tours of some of the old houses.
No marzipan. I like the idea of marzipan, but not the reality of it.
As with chocolate, I only like good marzipan.
Yay, house to yourself!
And we missed you too, Allyson.
Yet we still tend to celebrate Christmas with roasts and other winter food, despite the likelihood of 30+ temperatures.
Well, we do that in Jamaica because that's what we do every Sunday. I still don't have the hang of the idea of seasonal food that way either. Our oven was equally used 365 days of the year. Winter food? Summer food? Wotsat?
My goal for the next few days is to have enough energy to put up the tree and make gingerbread bats
Holy crap. I have a book and a bat goodie bag I need to put in the mail to you.
Holy crap. I have a book and a bat goodie bag I need to put in the mail to you.
Eeeee! I promise to gleefully squee about Sam on GCS, LJ, Twitter, and FB. Oh, and any other social media thing I'm on. Just tell me where I need to point people so they can purchase it.
