Originally posted by @shallow-blueIn Dunedin Christmas Day will likely be between 10C
Common in Oz, I gather.
And why wouldn't you? They hsve the climate for it, and their seasons are the wrong way 'round so for them it's mid-summer.
and 30C with a 100% chance of 0mm-20mm rain.
So fingers crossed for BBQ.
We have roast Turkey plus all trimmings on Boxing Day at in-laws.
Regardless of weather.
Originally posted by @very-rustyEvery year I bring out all of the wonky, cotton wool, glitter and painted pasta
It is not the amount of money you spend on a gift that matters. It is that you gave a gift, even if it is something you made yourself you are a winnner!
-VR
home made Christmas cards that my sons so lovingly made at school.
Also 2 competing Christmas fairies with paper wings that keep falling off.
Originally posted by @drewnogalLack of traditions in our family is what makes our Christmas Eves so predictable - we never know from one year to the next what's going to happen. And that's what makes this Christmas so special - we gather the family on 24th Christmas Eve just like most families do and that is a wonderful Christmas gift.
Every year I bring out all of the wonky, cotton wool, glitter and painted pasta
home made Christmas cards that my sons so lovingly made at school.
Also 2 competing Christmas fairies with paper wings that keep falling off.
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Originally posted by @torunnDon’t you usually eat the same traditional sort of foods on Christmas Eve? This was something that my mother always prepared. The menu was predictable and started with borsch, then a fish dish and then a rice dish, each served with a tomato based sauce; one cold and the other hot.
Lack of traditions in our family is what makes our Christmas Eves so predictable - we never know from one year to the next what's going to happen. And that's what makes this Christmas so special - we gather the family on 24th Christmas Eve just like most families do and that is a wonderful Christmas gift.
Originally posted by @drewnogalWe still have some of the usual Swedish food but have also replaced parts of it with food from other cultures. The traditional Swedish Christmas food is like a 'smörgåsbord' (smorgasbord).
Don’t you usually eat the same traditional sort of foods on Christmas Eve? This was something that my mother always prepared. The menu was predictable and started with borsch, then a fish dish and then a rice dish, each served with a tomato based sauce; one cold and the other hot.
