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)