Who doesn't love Chrimbo, even Scrouge came around to it eventually.
It's definitely a time for chocolate, a lot of chocolate! We have been flat out for the last few weeks in production making Advent Calendars and Christmas salamis.
Now you can't beat a Christmas pudding, preferably homemade that has been maturing and brandy fed for at least 8 months and definitely set alight with dads best brandy (shhh). We used to have them in school and back in the day they would add a silver six pence coin stirred in. Whoever found it would have good luck for the year ahead...starting with a trip to the dentist if you happened to find it!
We then have the tradition of the Kings Speech, on T.V. 3pm on Christmas Day where they reflect on the year and share festive wishes, at which time carbs are kicking in from dinner overload and way too many pigs in blankets (kilted soldiers if you live north of the border), the heat from the log fire weighs the eyelids and the whole family look and feel like a herd of walruses flat out asleep in the living room, power napping for the resumption of more food and drinking in the evening.
As if you hadn't eaten enough on Christmas Day, well there is always Boxing Day on the 26th to look forward with even more food and drink, usually left over turkey buffet or a turkey curry. For a lot of people there is the traditional Boxing Day walk, where you spend more time wishing people Merry Christmas than walking, but it helps work off the previous days food. Then time is spent visiting friends and family and if you haven't emptied the bank on the run up to Christmas, there are always the Boxing Day sales in the shops. Love watching the rush in to Selfridges...its like a stampede of wildebeests looking for handbags and TVs.
Then unfortunately back to work for the most....Valentines Day chocolate is on the horizon! ๐๐
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