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daily musings of a vintage addict * I am totally obsessed with all things vintage * trying to keep up with my past...and sometimes ordinary everyday life

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here I am in a little cottage that evokes the energies of my ancestral lands - a cottage on the moors of Cornwall, or on the cliff tops of Ireland or Scotland. It has a hearth. I am a hedge witch {of sorts}. I wear upcycled clothes, patchouli oil and Redback boots. I am a gypsy; an eccentric and a mystic [I often live with a foot in two worlds]. I serve my guests, tea from an old silver teapot. I love Vervain, yarrow, chamomile & mint. Star watcher and Moon gazer. story cloth weaver. keeper of family dreams and wishes. good friend and creator of life. herbal tea drinker and potion maker.

Plan ahead and dream of all the beautiful things that life has to offer

September 28, 2005

shhhhh.....

*putting my hands over my ears* ...
I just DO NOT want to hear the word Christmas just yet
* why! I am still dealing with ms*louisa's wedding plans
trying to get the wedding quilt finished by Sunday
so that I can have it quilted
and making the wedding cake
*have two done, the last one will be made this Saturday*.......
but unfortunately
the gal at vintage pretty
has reminded me that it is THAT time of year
.....time to make my Christmas cake.
I usually make about 3 and cut 2 of them into quarters
wrap them in cling wrap
* place a sprig of holly on the top then wrap it in clear cellophane.
Then I place them all in a basket
near my front door for gifts
to give to friends who visit in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
I have been doing this for a few years now
and it has become quite a tradition.
So.....
I guess I am off to the food co-op today
to buy yet another lot of dried fruit to soak in brandy for a week or two
...then it will be full swing into
*shhhhhhh*
(Christmas)

3 Comments:

Blogger VintagePretty said...

sounds yum! My recipe was an old one of my mothers actually; first used as a 'christening' cake. But it has been a great all-round cake for those who don't like it as dark as the normal fruit cakes. hehe, i'm avoiding the bulk of christmas, but i'm slowly preparing for it! Apparently the odds of a white xmas are 6/1! You never know :-D

7:12 am  
Blogger Peggy said...

i am trying to get ready for it but slowly. I still have lots of baking to do for Thanksgiving.

7:39 am  
Blogger Amy said...

Usually I buy gifts throughout the year but this year I just sat back and didn't do it. I think I'm more relaxed about it all this time - excited about Christmas though but I'm quite ready for it to be 3 months away. Robyn, therés an awesome recipe in the NZ Edmonds cooking book, I use it and it always turns out awesome.

7:48 am  

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