Gift Exchange Virtual Holiday Party!!!

As for the health benefits of Jerusalem artichokes (paperback)

That was meant as a joke! I couldn't resist! 

I'm glad you liked your presents!

Who's for a gingerbread man?

Aww, I wish I had mine, but it's lovely seeing everyone else open theirs!

Aww, I wish I had mine, but it's lovely seeing everyone else open theirs!

I don't have mine either, yet, but definitely looking forward to seeing what everyone else got!  It looks like it'll be a bit of an extended holiday party. 

I opened my present this morning - a box of Cadbury's Heroes and the Planet Earth series on DVD... thank you, ChillyWilly (it was from you, right? I don't want to thank the wrong person ).

Is it really bad that I've already eaten several of the Heroes chocolates?    

I opened my present this morning - a box of Cadbury's Heroes and the Planet Earth series on DVD... thank you, ChillyWilly (it was from you, right? I don't want to thank the wrong person ).

Is it really bad that I've already eaten several of the Heroes chocolates?   

Yes it was me ;-) Eat away! I was hoping you didnt have that DVD set, if you do tell me!

That was meant as a joke! I couldn't resist! 

I knew it was a joke!  Every good package has a gag gift too!  Thanks again. 

Happy Christmas everyone!

I don't have mine yet, but I am loving seeing all the gifts, food, and drinks. I especially like the earrings from Marlespo!

I'll have a mince pie and a cup of cocoa please!

Here you go!


It's nearly 5pm here, so I think it's time to break out the hard stuff. Winter Pimm's, anyone?


And perhaps some smoked salmon vol-au-vents to go with it?

Pimms and smoked salmon will go along nicely while I read my new Top Secret book!  Thank you Secret Santa  (but I still don't know who you are!  xx b

That would be me, barbara_g. I'll be sending your second package after Christmas, most likely...I have a horrible plague right now so I don't want to risk sending that along as well!

I opened mine yesterday, on mistake, and was shocked when I went to post and there wasn't a thread! Oops!

I got a really soft sparkly silvery scarf and glove set, 3 pairs of sparkly aquamarine earrings, a set of fruity bath fizzes, and a bunch of little white chocolate Reeses Peanut Butter Cups which I explained to my fiance that he wouldn't like. Honest*.  Thank you very much, Teletabby!

* he, of course, insisted on having one anyway and started off saying, "interesting". He followed that up by saying they were "not entirely disgusting" and that the white chocolate might not be enough to balance the peanut butter-esk filling. But by the time he finished it he was saying they are quite good. I was so close to having them all to myself!

What a haul, noirem!! Excellent!

I like the look of that cookbook, barbara!

Anyone else have anything to open?

Oooh I got a fantastic cookbook!!! I'm going to make some of the recipes for Christmas....

You have solved a problem for me!!

Thank you Secret Santa (JenniferB)

I also got a fantastic cookbook! 

I am terrible at getting pics posted but it's called Culinaria Southeast Asia and it's just amazing! Not just recipes but history and pictures. I don't know who my Secret Santa is but a huge thank you for choosing a perfect gift! 

Cookbooks are popular gifts this year! Those both sound really good, MeShell and Courtney!