My favourite time of year has arrived again and flown by! December in Bangkok is not quite as snuggly, snowy and Christmassy as in the UK but it definitely has its advantages.
I was a very lucky girl and had a wonderful birthday celebration, organised by Rach, Pip and Lucy. A Strictly Come Dancing murder mystery dinner. AMAZING! I was Dee Cup, glamour model extraordinaire, and we had to find out who had killed Craig Level Crossing, the judge. Not only was it loads of fun, but the girls had even contacted mummy Harwood to cook me the ideal birthday meal of baked camembert, chicken dinner with bread sauce and rocky road! I felt very special. Thanks ladies and those who came to celebrate with me!
Our long standing tradition of Christmas Dinner Thai Style was in its second year and had a new participant in Lucy, who joined Pippa, Rach, Paul, Gillian and I for a Sunday of festive fun. It all started with Christmas music while Lucy and I prepared a lunch of chicken, bread sauce, fresh sprouts, carrots, roasties, peas and swede and stuffing (courtesy of Rachel). Then we had presents, charades, the Queen's speech from Gillian, who parachuted in in a peach dress a la Olympics, carol singing and It's a Wonderful Life. Such a lovely day.
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| Christmas Dinner |
With out access to my sewing machine or a decent kitchen, my Christmas present making plans were a bit scuppered. So, I got out the knitting needles and started...I was really impressed with my efforts. Some bobble hats, snoods, hand warmers and some cute little baby hats too. Some were a little wonky, but that only goes to show they were homemade!
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| Isla's hat |
Then came the Christmas party which had a 1920s theme. Prohibition, a speakeasy, a jazz band and some Charleston! It was a fab night and lovely to get dressed up and spend time with my beautiful friends! We scrub up well!
A sneaky picture of my Christmas present to myself, created by my very clever cousins from Tete a Tete. It's copied from a vintage Tiffany design but has a blue topaz instead of a diamond. So pretty! Love it!
Finally, my plans for reading on the flight. Hel, over at http://sittinginthekitchensink.blogspot.com suggested this was her favourite wintery read and so I thought I should give it a go.
