Well that confirms it, the silly season must be upon us again. “And what’s wrong with that?” you may say. And you’d be absolutely correct. Nothing wrong with that and so if you can’t beat them, join them I say. And that is precisely what happened last weekend.
You see, last weekend was the occasion of a visit from some of our trusty offspring and mates, come to help with the Christmas decorations, listen to Christmas music and generally eat, drink and be merry. Usually, we also have egg nog, the making of which is Eve’s job. As she is slacking off and having a good time in England and Europe, I decided I might as well have a go at it.
I would have seen the signs of impending doom had I noticed that the recipe from the internet didn’t even have the main ingredient in it. No, not eggs, brandy! That was the first omen.
Second, was the fact that I intended to use an electric stove, big mistake. The bottom line is, that even though at the exact moment it started to curdle, I, as quick as a flash, got out the trusty electric mixer and tried to beat the curdled concoction into a smooth mixture, reminiscent of Eve’s. Unfortunately that didn’t work.
The glasses remained ominously full for ages and I couldn’t blame anyone. Some gallant ones actually finished theirs but no-one asked for seconds. I could say, “better luck next time”, but I fear there may not be one. My Scottish heritage baulks at wasting six eggs at a time.
PS Eve has sent me step-by-step instructions for egg nog and another batch may be attempted. Check in for regular updates.
From hopelessly incompetent season back to silly season. The saga of the Australian Gingerbread House, complete with roof, windows, doors, fence, mailbox, plants, snowmen and a santa stuck in the chimney. (see pics) Not to mention the verandah, the roof of which took some fancy engineering with advice from construction guru, Brenton.
You must understand that there were stages 1 - 5 to this build. The first being THE PLAN, through to stage 5 which was the taking of its position of prominence on the bureau. (After the evicting of some of the crystal.)
Have a fun Christmas everyone!
2 comments:
Hello everyone, I miss you so much, and i am sorry not to have send the recipe for the eggnog in time but it is sent now so hopefully christmas eve can feature some. we did have some on the first of dec as we decorated the tree, it was good. i notice dan is wearing is usual good look as he poses for the pics, laurence looking dashing and in charge as always and lovely chels and brenton i just want to hug you. any of course i must say that leanne fits right in with the place, can't wait to met you. love you all, e
ps best gingerbread house i have ever seen, yum
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