Saturday, 27 December 2014

Relaxing

Hello again! I hope you have had a lovely Christmas! Here we enjoyed ourselves very much, just the five of us. We'll be catching up with our families over the next couple of days. Our Christmas lunch went very well, with my traditional table decoration made with garden foliage and the crab apples which I bought from the market.


The damson gin which I made back in August was a success and I'll definitely make it again.


As a vegetarian family our traditional Christmas lunch is a Creamy Chestnut Pie. My mum found this recipe for me over 20 years ago when I first became a vegetarian from her weekly magazine, and I've been making it ever since. It's got nutmeg and sherry in it and is delicious.


As usual we set our pudding alight, but few of us have the room to eat it.


We had some fun games of Scrabble, but play was halted for a short while when Clover decided that the Scrabble box was just the place for a little rest.


It has been a lovely couple of days, relaxing and festive here, but today we're ready for a proper venture outside. A good deal of Britain had snow yesterday; we had rain, although it is noticeably colder now. This morning the sun is shining and I had a bracing walk outside in the bright cold air. I enjoy this part of the Christmas break very much as we're all off work and school/university, and can please ourselves for a few days. I'm still enjoying the sparkle of Christmas, but am looking forward to the New Year as well.


I hope that you're able to spend some time relaxing too.
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  1. Géraldine B.27 December 2014 at 05:58

    Thanks for sharing.... I'm having time for relaxing now... no work, just my wool and my needles front of the fireplace.... that's pleasant ! So I wish you a lovely week end ...

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    1. The House with the Blue Door27 December 2014 at 10:26

      Thank you Geraldine - hope you do too :) Knitting in front of the fire sounds like a very good idea!
      Cathy x

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  2. VeggieMummy27 December 2014 at 10:02

    That creamy chestnut pie looks delicious - any chance of the recipe before next Christmas?! We had a similar game of scrabble but with a rabbit sitting on the board! Funny how they always like to be the centre of attention. Enjoy the rest of your break. x

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    1. The House with the Blue Door27 December 2014 at 10:31

      How funny! Yes, I think pets realise that that's where everyone's looking. Clover sits in front of the tv when we're watching it too :) I shall find a way to share the recipe. When I posted about it I searched on line but couldn't find it, so I shall have to scan it, I think. It's from Woman's Weekly magazine which my mum used to buy, circa 1990!
      Cathy x

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  3. Irene27 December 2014 at 11:52

    Helo Cathy

    Your table decoration is beautiful, and love the crab apples. I agree your Chestnut pie looks so mouthwatering, and Clover is just adorable sitting there.

    I'm so pleased you enjoyed your walk, yes, it's so invigorating just to be out in the cold air.

    No snow as yet, but plenty of ice. It's pouring down right now.

    luv
    irene
    xxxx

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    1. The House with the Blue Door29 December 2014 at 15:16

      Thank you Irene, I agree - it's very bracing walking out in the cold on a sunny wintry day :)
      Cathy x

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  4. sweetbriardreams27 December 2014 at 11:55

    That pie looks very yummy and very poignant as myself and my daughter are going back to being vegetarian in the New Year. We find food tastes so much better without being overpowered by meat. I love your kitty on the scrabble pieces, our cats used to do that years ago and wouldn't budge for anything!! Have a wonderful 2015 xx

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    1. The House with the Blue Door29 December 2014 at 15:31

      Hi Chel, thank you for visiting my blog - it's nice to meet you :) Hope you enjoy returning to vegetarianism, and wish you a happy new year!
      Cathy x

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  5. kjsutcliffe28 December 2014 at 08:15

    Ah ha a fellow veggi-wimp (and I say that with pride!) my sister in law who is a raving carnivore made me the most delicious mediterranean courgette bake for our chrimbly meal. Our cats also got involved with party games - it seems traditional!

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    1. The House with the Blue Door29 December 2014 at 15:33

      That sounds delicious - lucky you! Glad you had a good Christmas :)
      Cathy x

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  6. Teresa Kasner29 December 2014 at 19:27

    Hi Cathy, nice to meet you! I hopped over from another blog list and love what I've read and your photos. I invite you to visit my blog, too. Enjoy your winter! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  7. The House with the Blue Door30 December 2014 at 03:55

    Lovely to meet you, Teresa! Thank you for visiting, and I shall enjoy visiting your blog. Hope you're having a good break :)
    Cathy x

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Thank you so much for visiting my blog. I don't always get time to reply, but I look forward to and love to read your comments - they really do make my day x

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