Doom and despair... we should have had the website up and running by now, but there has been a little hiccup. We are waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for the bank to come through with our merchant facilities, that is, to set us up so we can accept credit cards. But after having me jump through a few extra hoops, proceedings seem to have slowed down. So, the bad news is our shop won't be online until January. The good news, is that we are going to go ahead and launch the 'magazine' side of the site next week... all the articles, tips, a few recipes, and stories will be available. And, of course, everyone finally gets to see what we have been putting together.
Looking on the positive side - I can now focus on Christmas. We have two family events to organise.
Firstly Christmas Eve dinner, which became our traditional family gathering years ago (my mother in hope and anticipation of all her children settling down, decided that by having our Christmas meal on the eve of Christmas, it would leave us free to visit the 'other family' on Christmas day... smart woman, my mother). Always held at my parent's house, we share out the 'courses' - this year I'm on dessert, I'm still thinking about what to serve...
Secondly we come back together on Christmas morning for a sumptuous breakfast and the opening of the presents. We take turns hosting breakfast, and this year it's with me. Not much planning required for this one, since we love traditions in our family, and we have a special once-a-year breakfast: Ham and cheese croissants, fresh strawberries or fruit combo, and our much-loved breakfast topping cream (you'll find the recipe on the HH website).
Now I'm just busy planning table settings... I have a creative urge this year, so I'm looking for inspiration!
I did find these lovely Christmas trees over at Martha Stewart . They are filled with lollies, but can also hang on the tree. Nice alternative to the cracker... just without the bang!
Looking on the positive side - I can now focus on Christmas. We have two family events to organise.
Firstly Christmas Eve dinner, which became our traditional family gathering years ago (my mother in hope and anticipation of all her children settling down, decided that by having our Christmas meal on the eve of Christmas, it would leave us free to visit the 'other family' on Christmas day... smart woman, my mother). Always held at my parent's house, we share out the 'courses' - this year I'm on dessert, I'm still thinking about what to serve...
Secondly we come back together on Christmas morning for a sumptuous breakfast and the opening of the presents. We take turns hosting breakfast, and this year it's with me. Not much planning required for this one, since we love traditions in our family, and we have a special once-a-year breakfast: Ham and cheese croissants, fresh strawberries or fruit combo, and our much-loved breakfast topping cream (you'll find the recipe on the HH website).
Now I'm just busy planning table settings... I have a creative urge this year, so I'm looking for inspiration!
I did find these lovely Christmas trees over at Martha Stewart . They are filled with lollies, but can also hang on the tree. Nice alternative to the cracker... just without the bang!
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