So lack of sleep is making the rest of life harder and I have little to report. Dad's jumper is coming along nicely and my thoughts are increasingly turning to Christmas, a festival I love. All those sparkly lights and hope in the darkness and familiar rituals; I love Christmas in all its infinite variety. Although I do need to get realistic and try to curb my desire to make everything for everyone.
Puddings pre-cooking
A few weeks ago we made two Christmas puddings, as we had got down to only one left in the store cupboard and the puddings really are best matured at least a year. It was a nice family occasion, my parents and I each took tasks and shared out the work; Dad managed to get himself the job of adding the brandy! I must try to write down a recipe as my mother pretty much carries it in her head, which would make it tricky if I ever wanted to try making one on my own. Next on the agenda is an attempt at a Christmas cake, which I have less experience at and past attempts have not always been a great success, however, I have been reading up and gathering tips. How do you decorate your Christmas cake? My family are not keen on the traditional marzipan and thick icing so I am looking for ideas.
For now, back to the task of trying to relax enough to sleep.
We don't decorate our cake because we find it just too much with icing and marzipan, also I'm one of those odd people who actually really likes fruitcake on its own ;-). I'm really sorry about your insomnia and I hope it gets sorted out, I get insomnia too and I know how horrible it is! The only thing that has helped me is exhausting myself physically - it's one of the reasons I took up running. That's not a workable solution for everyone though, best wishes for a good solution for you x
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