Comments on: Christmas stationery giveaway

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:03:49 +0000

For me, Christmas is about finishing off. Finishing off the presents I make for people (I’m generally still weaving in loose wool ends on Christmas Eve, even if I start knitting presents in August!) Finishing off the last minute shopping and present wrapping. And finishing off that last bit of Christmas pudding, even though I know I’ll regret it in January!

By: Louise

Louise — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:17:32 +0000

Christmas is all about giving presents. I’ve already started making lists! But food is high up there as well. Now that I live in England, Christmas cake is very important and made with my own secret recipe

By: Vicky

Vicky — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:24:28 +0000

Very stylish cards and gift tags, really like them, for me Christmas is all about visiting friends and family, log fires, mulled cider and home made edible offerings. The last few years my friends and I have spent the run up to Christmas making gifts of yummy butters stuffed with chestnuts and sage, chutneys, cheese biscuits and sweet goodies to ease the pressure of each other when entertaining family before the big get together on boxing day where we all try each others infused vodkas! we make things to decorate one anothers tables, its Christmas from the heart that fills the belly as well. I can’t wait for christmas this year…..time to start planning what I’m making them….

By: legyviel

legyviel — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:15:33 +0000

Christmas for me is my mum’s cooked food. I live 2000 miles away from my parents, but I can’t even think of missing a Christmas dinner at my mums house aww i’m getting teary and christmas-y, lol.
xxx

By: Aleximo

Aleximo — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 12:41:25 +0000

I love watching Christmas films and Christmas baking. I make holly shaped iced biscuits for friends and family, and I help my little sis making her decadent soft sponge chocolate roll with tia maria cream. So yummy! xXx

By: Tia

Tia — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:19:45 +0000

I am just loving reading all your comments. Thanks so much for taking the time and sharing your Christmas thoughts. It’s lovely to hear that family is the most important thing and I agree that food and smells should come a close second…

Keep them coming!

By: Steph

Steph — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:06:15 +0000

Midnight mass, family, friends and trying not to get lost in all the comercialism

By: Krysia

Krysia — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:00:14 +0000

Christmas = smells – making candied orange peel, gingerbread, pate and ham simmering. Cinnamon and the Christmas tree. Oh, and candles, smell of candles at Christmas. And in Poland – the winter smell of snow (I am Polish, but live in the UK)

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 22:11:01 +0000

As a small family we don’t usually end up with mountains of gifts. The gifts aren’t important, family is. Christmas for us is the smell of a new Christmas tree (ideally potted so it’ll last more than one year); decorating the tree a week before Christmas so it’s festive for husband’s birthday on 22nd, and for when his mother arrives; that feeling of never wanting to eat anything again – then eating christmas cake 30 minutes later! One present first thing in the morning (from a stocking of course) then waiting until after lunch to open your other pressies, in strict rotation with ‘ooh’s and ‘aah’s as each is unwrapped. Watching films on TV that you’d never bother to watch any other time – and enjoying it. And on a lucky year, deep snow that you can watch and enjoy without the hassle of having to fight through it to get to work. Even my cats get Christmas stockings although like kids they’ve usually opened them before time (’tis the catnip that gets to them).

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:59:34 +0000

Family, build-up of excitement, decorating the tree, collecting the greenery, making the cards/pressies. Wonderful.