That's Christmas Ruined Then

I have found out just now! 😊

What exactly are twiglets actually?

I can’t get onto my Apple TV. That could almost ruin Christmas, but not quite!

Just reading this drove me to my bottle of Bailey's. Yum!

Ooh we had Baileys Carte d'Or vanilla ice cream. Very nice it was too.

Allira

^I literally can't stand Baileys and have no idea why anyone would drink it.^
What a good thing we're not all alike! 😀

And of course, there’s Bailey’s Chocolate Luxe. mmmm

I literally can't stand Baileys and have no idea why anyone would drink it.
What a good thing we're not all alike! 😀

I literally can't stand Baileys and have no idea why anyone would drink it.
I like cream.
I like Grand Marnier.
I like Cognac.
Why would you mix cream and liqueur in the same bottle.?
Cream or chantilly on a raspberry tartlette or in an ice cream sundae - brilliant.
Don't like it mixed with alcohol.

What exciting lives you GNetters lead.
I was somewhat disconcerted to discover that I had purchased industrial quantities of too - small bin liners. We have had some waste to dispose of ( eleven of us in total) and my kitchen bin has been resting, untroubled, whilst I fill the stupid little bags, endlessly.
I'll be the manic woman in the supermarket in a few days, shrieking," you must have the 50 litre bin liners".
I shan't be buying any food, of course.

Our cooked Christmas dinner remains untouched, since we couldn’t/didn’t feel like eating.
That’s Christmas Ruined Then!

On the other hand, A&E was almost empty so they hadn’t even put the waiting time screen on. Collected, taken to A&E, triaged, treated and back home within 3 hours.
Maybe not quite ruined.

just came back on this thread to find out how many nervous breakdowns were averted by last minute mercy dashes to twiglet mines, blue lights flashing etc, Second best attempts at slicing bread crusts thinly and dipping them into marmite, or the obligation to eat a whole box of chocolates in order to remove the thoughts and tastes of marmite from your mind (and mouth) By whatever means , well done you have survived to Boxing Day and have time for emergency shopping before New Year, If supplies are short I gather that an urgent flight to the caribbean or to australia may provide the necessary. I am taking the matyrs tone and doing without so that others may enjoy, sigh sigh

Daddima

Well, I got my order from Waitrose and he handed me my substitutions, a sprig of rosemary and some haddock.
"Hey ", I said, " That's neither the thyme nor the plaice".

one of my sons ate a whole round of brie yesterday
I'm fumin

JennyCee There is a company that runs a milk delivery service, you can find them online.

The milk is delivered in glass bottles (Remember them?) to my front door at around 5am. I never see who delivers the milk so they might not be men, they could be elves. They also deliver a huge range of other stuff, including Twiglets, often overpriced.

Magenta8
What’s a Milkman Magenta?

Now that is bum. Lovely stuff.

I have just found a large amount of leek and celeriac mash in the microwave! Bum

Daddima

🤣🤣

Well, I got my order from Waitrose and he handed me my substitutions, a sprig of rosemary and some haddock.
"Hey ", I said, " That's neither the thyme nor the plaice".

Well done your GD Nannan2. I had alittle tear in my eye reading your lovely post. You must be so proud of her. And she must love you to bits!

One christmas i ordered an ice- cream bombe from Sainsbury's(a kind of ice- cream 'snowy' dessert) and they had substituted it with a bath bombe- i wouldnt have minded so much but i didnt have a bath then only a shower.😂

Its square too so different from most shop bought ones.I cut off two slabs yesterday with a cuppa after i got back from xmas eve shop onslaught, to perk me up- i was too full to eat Dinner till gone 7pm.😆I think its my best gift this year, but i'd best not tell rest of GC that.Merry Christmas, GN, see you in New Year.🎅🤶

Had already polished off my slab of xmas cake i had bought earlier in december- when my lovely GD who'se started a baking course in college, turned up (for our special xmas booking to see a Charles Dickens based play together)bearing a beautifully iced small proper christmas cake, just right size about 6 by 6 inches, for which she had won award for best made snowman.(complete with his scarf and a tree too) and made especially for me! All wrapped in celophane& glittered ribbon, so beautifully presented i almost darent open or cut it! Almost. It was laced with brandy & rum as the teacher showed them how to 'feed it' each week up to christmas break.Before the marzipan&icing stage.And had lovely plump cherries etc.My goodness was much better than any in the shops! I was SO proud of her as shes only just started the course last september.And i am very happy she made it just for me.I've asked her if she will make me one every year going forward😁

maureen118

my daughter was missing milk off her online delivery yesterday! unavailable and no suitable substitute.

Pity I can't send some milk, everyone here seems to have bought a litre of 'just in case we need it' milk so there's a freezer full of the stuff, as well as a Pringle mountain, that'll soon be demolished though!
I always recall going into a small electrical shop in November, run by a couple of Asian brothers and one was unpacking a load of Duracell batteries, when I asked if we were due power cuts he told me they opened at 8am on 25th Dec for a few hours and there was always a queue then a stream of desperate, guilty-looking men buying batteries, they sold more that morning than the rest of the year!

Merry holidays to everyone, no matter what holiday you celebrate.🥰And today? No baileys for me as im on antibiotics for chest infection.🙄🫤But christmas is NOT ruined.😆