Merry Christmas.

Sorry I haven't been in.... RL stuff  Christmas isn't a good time for me. Oh carp I thought you birthday was the 28th for some reason  Sorry for missing it

Happy Belated Birthday ! xx 

That's ok, I understand. *hugs*

Did birthday things today anyway... as witnessed by my Fili feels. *nods* (Hobbit)

That was very nice, thank you. I now need a real life Pringles cake... or just Pringles, I have those.

So soooorrry    I think I had a hangover mixed with food poisoning, Didn't even eat any turkey til yesterday as the thought of food made me green. Glad you had a good Hobbity Birthday! 

Oh gods... Not good at all. I was wondering where you'd got to, started to get a bit worried.

No sorry, don't be sorry. *nods*

I will say a cheery thing. My wee cousin got a kitten for her birthday today. It's called "Olly Purrs". As much as I love a pun... I'm not sure I  approve.

 Awww...umm well she can always shorten it to Olly eventually 

Did you get any nice stuffs for Christmas and your Birthday ? 

Well... with my birthday/xmas money from parents/work/aunt R I got a Blu-ray player (dvd player is over ten years old, on the road out), The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug (my first Blu-ray.), Pokemon Omega Ruby and a second-hand Professor Layton game. Still have money left, not doing as well as last year with that though, I still had some in July *ahem*. Then there's smelly stuff, socks and nail varnish and a bottle of bicardi.

How did you do? Anything special?

You think so? I've never had much trouble. Though I've never done a Madeira - for some reason!

Happy Hogmanay.

Madeira's the best cake of all. You can ice it or you can just eat it as is. It's wonderful.

Yes, I just had some the other day....and it got me to wondering why I had never made one myself.

I got a few bits and pieces for the flat for Christmas, cutlery, storage boxes, candles Lots of small things like bath sets. Also got lots of chocolates [ too polite to say I'm on a diet - I shall do my duty and eat em however  ] and work them off on the exercise bike.

Happy Hogmanay !

Do it! It's easy... If you want my recipe?

Candles, they've got very popular as gifts this year... thankfully cut down my chocolate haul... still got too much chocolate, I don't want to eat it.

OK then, fire away. Might be a while before I actually get round to it though.

I usually just make a batch of small sponges.

So. It's 2015 - When's Springwatch?

This is a gas mark 3... I have no idea what happened to the book... I'm too lazy to copy it out. *ahem*

Sift in flour and baking powder, then add everything else and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon. Middle (or high-ish) shelf in the oven. If it browns/burns too quickly put tinfoil loosely over it.

Umm... Springwatch... May is it? Normally?

Nice cake. Reminds me I got a mini cupcake kit for my birthday. Teeny, pointy cups.

Now eaten most of the chocs... just the After Eights and a Selection Box to go. Daren't go near the scales.

Wish they'd do a Winterwatch as a regular thing?

I've given away most of the chocs I got... and all of the wine. Bought myself a reduced to clear tin of swizzle sweets instead.

Yeah... regular Winterwatching would be good.

A regular Winterwatch would be good. After all, it's not as if ALL flora and fauna totally disappear for the winter months. They did one a couple of years ago (or more probably) and I think it went well.

I had a turkey joint today, that I didn't eat over Christmas  Have even more turkey left in the freezer.