A very happy new year to all! I hope your Christmas was a lovely one spent with lots of family or friends and that the jolly man in red was kind to you. Our Christmas was spent between my family here in Thorpdale, Mr M's family down at their beach shack and then up to our friends in the Mallee busy harvesting their wheat crop. What a contrast, from rolling green hills to blustery beaches of the southern ocean to hot and dusty open plains.
Christmas at my mum's is always full of lots of traditional fare: my nieces Santa sacks by the chimney with Santa's snowy footprints, champagne breakfasts, a multitude of roast meats (turkey, chicken, pork and a leg of baked ham anyone?) followed by the gingerbread house and yummy pudding with loads of brandy cream. Mr M and I woke at 5am in order to be showered, dressed, packed to go on to the beach shack after lunch and at my mum's house before my nieces woke at 7am to find Santa had been! Such fun with the girls at the ages they are (Scarlett is four and Ava is two).
My mum is the master of Christmas day food, and seems to do it so effortlessly. Years of experience I guess. Admiration plus from me (the best pork crackling helps too!) Mr M was very helpful as you can see helping Ava (aka Dorothy the dinosaur) opening her presents. She is quite obsessed with all things farming so thinks her new farmer uncle is quite the treat. I made the place settings for our Christmas table spread from kraft paper and my stamp set left over from our engagement invitations.
My very clever mum made our centrepiece for the table with traditional holly and conifer branches entertwined with Christmas lillies, some natives and golden baubles. My favourite part of my mum's Christmas decorations, the Nativity, sits proudly on a table in the corner of the dining room, a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. My niece Scarlett (along with Tessa) found Santa's snowy remnants at the base of the chimney on the hedge! Along with the reindeers leftover carrots.
A very jolly and merry Christmas I'd have to say, stay tuned for the second round of Christmas with Mr M's family...
Ho ho ho!
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