Marmalade Crisis

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Uh-oh. We were going to do our Christmas duck with an orange and port sauce. But when you find yourself uttering sentences like, "Well, are we still going to glaze it with marmalade, or do that with apricot jam as well?", you know insufficient forward planning has been engaged in. Never mind. I'm sure apricot jam will be just as good.

The stockings this morning were well-received, and giving them certainly generated a pleasantly warm glow for this year's Santas. And my haul of tree presents this year was fantastic, too! More about those later, when I've had a chance to play with them properly. For now, a poll on Christmas-or-similar traditions in your household:

[Poll #640025]

Comments

[diffrentcolours]

I'm not expecting family arguments until the 27th when I get down to my parents' and see my younger sister.

greyeyedeve's son suggested Monopoly last night, but I threatened to disembowel him. I hate Monopoly with a passion.

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I like the idea of Monopoly. All those place-names that seemed so exotic and steeped in tradition to a litle Brummie girl all those years ago.

But you're right. The practice is painful.