Christmas lockdown?

I’m not going to get drawn into any argument about who is planning or hoping to do what or indeed who is going to be alone and missing their family more this Christmas
It is still 2 months away and many things may have changed by then - possibly for the better but the jury is out on that!
As a relatively recent widow with all our daughters and their families 2 hours away in both directions, the prospect of another Christmas without Paw or any of the family makes me weep .
But right now I am more worried about the health of the 2 younger D’s and their families who have to live and function in London, where GS (4) who has barely been in school a month is now self isolating for 2 weeks because his classroom assistant tested positive at the weekend;
Also about my eldest daughter teaching in a huge 1200+ city comprehensive in Birmingham where social distancing is about as likely as the Tooth Fairy and there is no PPE for staff, so despite every precaution under the sun she is exposed on a daily basis as are their 3 children at the local primary school.
To be honest I just want them to be healthy at Christmas, it will be a bonus if we see each other at all
But that will not stop me baking them a cake and I also rather fancy Mary Berry’s Chocolate Pudding with chocolate sauce, trawling the Internet for possible presents and making plans - even if they have to change at a few days’ notice.
Let’s not stress about what may or may not be and let’s not be intolerant of those who do not necessarily share our views or our situation.
OP mentioned Plan B, we may have to have C and D as well!

Suziewoozie ?

Well Maw I shall continue to be intolerant about deliberate flouting - that’s not ‘not sharing my views’ it’s my being justifiably critical of law breaking.

BlueSky, thanks for your message, it's very very important to me, it's a beacon of light in the dark. Take care x
MawB2, thanks for your message, it's nice to hear from you. Take care x

FH rather than a beacon of light for two months hence which may be extinguished, it might be emotionally safer to have a series of little tea lights lighting up your path through everyday life that might help others and also yourself to make the present more rewarding. You might even be able to do this without breaking the law and putting others in danger. Just a thought.

Good idea Suziewoozie ???

Forward Planning is a good thing, FlyingH but Contingency Plans are necessary too.

You can always put the cakes in the freezer. ???

There's always someone on here willing to help eat ?

There’s planning, contingency planning and there’s now. I regularly bake for the neighbours - this week I’m making a stack of parkin for 5 November ( Delia says it needs 2 weeks in the tin to mature). They like these northern customs. I shall do doorstep deliveries along with some sparklers on the 5. What I’d call a tea light - and not a rule or guideline broken. Not really rocket science

suziew do you have a recipe for the parking?

Oops fat fingers!! Parkin

Lucca. I hope you are feeling a bit better. I won’t be seeing my DD, also in Australia, and like you will just have to accept that fact this year. Easier said than done some days. ?

Here it is courtesy of Delia - the handwritten figures in the corner are my scaling up of ingredients for bigger tins.

Thank you! My family love all things with ginger! (Including me with my ginger hair!

I will definitely have a go.

Recipe printed out. The power of Gransnet!!

Keep going Flying Handbag. It was a provocative post, but we all have limits to what we can take and 'no one should judge who hasn't walked a mile in your shoes'.

My mother used to make parkin.
No-one now likes it except me though.

winterwhite

Keep going Flying Handbag. It was a provocative post, but we all have limits to what we can take and 'no one should judge who hasn't walked a mile in your shoes'.

Have I missed something? Is it a competition now?

That looked a bit like a page from an old Cannon gas cookery book!

no one should judge who hasn't walked a mile in your shoes

It's not where FH has walked that concerns me, but where she is planning to walk to, that causes me concern.

I was replying to Flying Handbag at 6.04.

winterwhite

Keep going Flying Handbag. It was a provocative post, but we all have limits to what we can take and 'no one should judge who hasn't walked a mile in your shoes'.

Really ? What shoes would those be? Someone who doesn’t care about other people being infected? I expect men who beat their wives argue that they have different limits to men who don’t so shouldn’t be criticised.

I think posters realised that.

It's all rather Bel Mooney.

Oh I thought this was an open forum. I do apologise for treading on your toes, if you pardon the pun. .

Sorry, X post, I was replying to winterwhite