Here's wishing you a joyful, peaceful and happy Christmas. Ours has already started with our evening meal last night and our exchange of presents . I got home from work before six and Elisabeth and Dieter were about to put the cheese potatoes in the oven and Elisabeth was making a traditional Kiwi dip - onion soup and reduced cream which we had with some nibbles while we waited for the turkey roll to cook. Had some tiramisu with some bottled peaches and strawberries for dessert. Elisabeth's friend was there as well which was very nice having some company. After coffee and cookies we had our presents by candlelight. Elisabeth gave me dip and nibble set, a round bowl and little shaped dishes, making a circle set inside a shallow basket with a lid, which you can then use for the chips to go with it. It is from Vietnam and the most beautiful turquoise ccolour. Dieter had given me a new phone which am trying to master, having left the booklet at Orewa I think. I got Dieter some nice sporty looking shoes from there too last week for his present. Also gave him some seceteurs and gardening gloves and some pottery beakers for our Gluhwein. Dieter gave me some floral-patterned seceteurs which I will recognize as my ones.They are very pretty. Also a box of chocolate finger biscuits.
Today being Christmas Day we are going to 11am Mass at the Cathedral, followed by lunch or dinner afterwards. Elisabeth will join us again. Am not in a great hurry to get down to the island as the weather is not that summery. There was rain and cold yesterday and the night before.
Have started my Christmas reading ,a McCall Smith , a Sunday Philosophers Club one, The comfort of Saturdays and have a new Maeve Binchy already at Waiheke, ready to be savoured.
Also have some knitting on the go - some socks in a very pretty multicoloured Opal wool, knitted on 4 needles in the round as socks are. It makes a change from patchwork.
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