Merry Halloween

 

 Life is a wee bit confusing around here ...... Halloween is a week away and yet I am doing Christmas 'stuff'.

Yeah you read that right........ CHRISTMAS stuff.  

You see - a year ago Sir Steve was reminiscing about fruit cakes and how he loved them.  My ears perked up.  I had never made a fruit cake before - BUT how difficult could it be??? and I do love to please!!  so I looked up recipes and ingredients and discovered to my horror that fruit cakes should be made - at least - 10 weeks before Christmas.  I did manage to get one made in 8 weeks ... and it was a hit!

Last week I realized it was past time (AGAIN) to get the fruit cake made!!  I dashed out and bought the ingredients......... got the fruit soaking in rum... and actually got it baked yesterday.  It's all wrapped up in rum soaked cheese cloth sitting in the cupboard aging to perfection (hopefully).

I got thinking how Christmas this year is going to look so different from Christmases past....... so I called a 'family' meeting and we organised a virtual Christmas for Dec 19th ... as well as confirming with eldest daughter and SIL that they'll come down for Christmas Day. 

That got me thinking that I won't be able or willing to go poking around the shops looking for perfect gifts this year....... so I hit the net.  AND if I am gonna order gifts then I had better get that done in record time too - ya know?!  I am expecting more than a few folks will be shopping on line and there will be delays in shipping.  I spent last weekend shopping online ..... and bought almost all my gifts!  JOY oh joy!  all but one gift will be here this week and next week.  They'll certainly be here in time for Christmas but I'll have to find good hiding spots for 8 weeks!!

None of this has been too much of a hardship for me....... for those of you who read here regularly you know I don't DO Halloween but do DO (with great enthusiasm) Christmas!!

Life is good when Christmas is close enough to cheer me up..........