12/10/2023 0 Comments Huge pokie winsWhen my now grown-up family offered to cook Christmas lunch, that turned out to exclude both turkey and dessert.Īnd nobody has forgotten the time I followed a Nigella Lawson trifle recipe to the letter, realising only at the first spoonful that there was enough Cointreau to potentially knock my seven-year-old nephew out cold (it must have been around the time of Nigella’s sticky divorce from Charles Saatchi). ![]() Someone gets their wires crossed on gifts. I buy presents, I stress and strain over trying to make everyone happy, I worry about where Christmas is this year and who will cook the meals and I willingly take on the load of doing most of it myself.Įvery year there’s a blow-up, minor or major. I don’t like lots of noise and bright lights and I’m positively allergic to windowless shopping malls jammed with anxious people in Santa hats.ĭon’t worry – this column isn’t about making your own Christmas presents and swapping homespun beanies over a glass of home-brewed cider (although if that’s your thing, may it bring you joy). I’m not a big fan of the commercial Christmas.
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