If you’ve discussed scaling back could you do a family secret Santa instead? Rather than buying for everyone but everyone still gets a gift.
Christmas Watch 2022 #2
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Well Manchester was absolute manic yesterday 
. Me and my husband went For a night away we had evening plans anyway but thought we would do a bit of Christmas shopping and then go to the markets. We lasted all of 15 mins in the Christmas markets it was just wild.
. Me and my husband went For a night away we had evening plans anyway but thought we would do a bit of Christmas shopping and then go to the markets. We lasted all of 15 mins in the Christmas markets it was just wild.
London is manic too. I mean, It's nice to see it all busy and normal again, but not many people with actual shopping bags though.Well Manchester was absolute manic yesterday
I went to the lights being switched on in Belgravia, all the posh shops were handing out freebies and I got a hug off Santa lol. If any one is popping into town to look at the pretty lights/displays I'd def recommend heading over to Eccleston yard, it's really pretty.
Oh yeah defiantly nice to see it busy. There were so many young young girls dressed in nothing and already drunk by 3pm . I think it’s best to go in the week if you get the chance.
. I think it’s best to go in the week if you get the chance.Ordered Baileys with my Tesco delivery tomorrow. Think it’s on clubcard price (£13 for 1l) for a while but thought I’d start getting odd bits in. Now to hide it from my husband so he doesn’t open it 
That's pretty much like me - I have all presents done and I think it's been around £200. It's quite easy to buy small, really nice and useful things.
So I got cotton pyjamas, beautiful hardcover books, cutlery, cashmere socks, shortbread etc. If you got onto electronics that would be a different matter!!
Does anyone please have any advice how to hang lights outside at Christmas? I don’t really want to have to drill into the brick if I can avoid it. I saw something on google about using a hot glue gun but not sure how secure that would be??
My husband uses some kind of clips? Sorry I’m useless at this kind of thing I just leave him to it. He’s putting ours up next Weekend so could have a look then.
I saw an influencer Kate Murnane? Showing some gutter clips? In a recent haul
I really want to do my Christmas dinner differently this year. I have a rubbish oven And I’m sick of feeling disappointed by our Christmas dinner. I’d still like to do our joint of meat (usually gammon) but would welcome suggestions of something else to do with it. I’m really tempted to simply do gammon sandwiches with stuffing 
Who Says you have to have a full roast for Christmas dinner?!
Who Says you have to have a full roast for Christmas dinner?!
It’s your Christmas Day, so you should do what works for you!I’m really tempted to simply do gammon sandwiches with stuffing
Im having steakI really want to do my Christmas dinner differently this year. I have a rubbish oven And I’m sick of feeling disappointed by our Christmas dinner. I’d still like to do our joint of meat (usually gammon) but would welcome suggestions of something else to do with it. I’m really tempted to simply do gammon sandwiches with stuffing
I really want to do my Christmas dinner differently this year. I have a rubbish oven And I’m sick of feeling disappointed by our Christmas dinner. I’d still like to do our joint of meat (usually gammon) but would welcome suggestions of something else to do with it. I’m really tempted to simply do gammon sandwiches with stuffing
What about dauphinois potatoes? We are doing these instead of roasties as we have a small oven and timings wouldn’t work. Can prep a day or two in advance, cook the morning of and just warm up before serving
That's exactly what I', doing, never do a turkey dinner so having fillet steak and dauphinoise potatoes
They have clips & lights in hb cheap
Order the food in advance from somewhere so you just have to heat it.I really want to do my Christmas dinner differently this year. I have a rubbish oven And I’m sick of feeling disappointed by our Christmas dinner. I’d still like to do our joint of meat (usually gammon) but would welcome suggestions of something else to do with it. I’m really tempted to simply do gammon sandwiches with stuffing
Less stress and hours cooking away.
Haha that could be very well what they are. I’ll get back to you he’s working away until Wednesday
.Speaking of the lights discussion, how does everyone get power outside? I want lights at the front and we have no outdoor sockets that reach there and it’s impossible to feed any cables through windows and have them still close/not slice the cable in two.
It’s really surprisingly easy to get outdoor plugs installed, like a few hours of an electrician’s time tops. I’m not sure how long exactly but we are in the midsts of a large outdoors electrics project across land and I’m always amazed at how much progress is made in a day so I’d be amazed if it took >2 hours for one just on a property?
Ahh thanks but we rent so not an option, hence looking for creative ways to do it.
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