We had the first snow of the year here on sunday - a light flurry and then yesterday we woke up to a whole millimetre of snow on the ground - ok so not much but enough to get me excited! I have my fingers crossed for a white christmas...if for no other reason than it is a good excuse to stay in and do plenty of christmas baking.
However, my baking and crafting is currently on hold as i've had the first of two operations to correct the de Quervain's Tenosynovitis (hows that for a cool name!) in my wrists. We started with the right wrist so, as I'm right-handed, I'm pretty useless at the minute - can't write, cross-stitch or even hold a spoon with my right hand. I'm typing with my left hand so its slow to say the least! Anyway, this is a temporary blip - stitches come out next week and by then i should be well on the way to recovery.
In the meantime, i have plenty of time to decide on my Christmas baking. I'm keen to make stollen this year which is a first for me but I just can't resist the marzipan-y goodness! Mr Ellie and I aren't keen on mincemeat so I'll not be making mince pies but I have made a Christmas cake which is getting liberally doused with alcohol - so far brandy and jim beam, shortly to be followed by amaretto! I fancy having a go at making danish pastries, mainly to practice making flaky pastry and creme patissiere (my last attempt at creme patissiere could have been used to provide the mortar for a house!).
Only 19 more sleeps til Christmas!!
Miss E xxx
