The Inkwell#SoCS #Scrooge
So looking back, How was your Christmas ?
Counting the savings from making the kids wait till Boxing day for their treat
Roast Chicken and less vegetables than usual
Of course, you can defend yourself by saying you’re “Economical” – but
Oranges are meant to be eaten, they’re not just a table decoration.
Got to admit, the mittens you wrapped up might be useful but
Expectation well exceeded reality
#Fowc #Scary
Some might say your
Common garden horror flick at Halloween is enough to
Accelerate your heart beat – but
Really, it’s after the festivities of Christmas and New Year
You’ll really scream out – stay off the scales!
They celebrated a new decade with a bit of a bang
in the air rose the golden streamers
new year arriving as they lit up the midnight sky
sensational colours illuminating the city
everyone watching as the clock sounded and they
lit up the sky as colourful as a Christmas tree
#fowc #food #christmas #leftovers
Salford, 26th December 2019
By the time the pans were in the sink
undertakings of the Christmas leftovers were being sorted out
bird of the day stripped down to its carcass and
boxed up – and placed in the refridgerator
like the vegetables left behind from the feast
everyone knew what was for tomorrows dinner
Sizzle – went the pan – as meat and vegetables combined
quickly in motion with the aid of a bit of oil and butter
unlike the meal before it – this had a flavour all of its own
encompassing all its ingredients and perhaps one or two more
as the smell of the concoction – drifted on the cold winter air – leaving the
kitchen and wafting under the noses of everyone nearby
27th December 2019
#fowc #tape
the process of wrapping Christmas presents can be stressful
as its like a strategic campaign trying to get the paper right –
prising adhesive tape off your fingers – and then – losing the
end – as you find yourself trying to find the end…..
Christmas is almost here
As they lit the third candle on the advent wreath
Nativity plays are being practiced
Down in school halls up and down the land as
Lit number of candles is three
Excitement is building – the lords almost here!
Second day of the Christmas Countdown
everyone knows , that soon this drum major will be
rapping out a tune on his drum – for
gooey chocolate cookies might be guarded by him
expecting little ones to go on a hunt
not knowing where the treasure is hiding
that’s something – the dear major is keeping under his hat
#Food #Fowc #Finest
For many years
Its been the family tradition to bring out the
Nicest crockery and glassware at special occasions
Even candles are displayed alongside the fruitbowl
Something to keep
Those festivals special, especially for the little uns
#Christmas #Hidden #Sweets
7th January 2019
I received an extra present yesterday.
I’d been wandering what dad was going on about when he mentioned an extra present at the end of Christmas time
I’d enjoyed seeing the brightly coloured baubles on the Christmas tree, especially the new larger ones. They were twinkly inside. I just guessed they were part of the decoration
Time came and each of the baubles came off the branches of the tree
and Dad told me of his secret….The twinkly baubles actually contained SWEETS. The foil wrapping reflected the lights off the tree
and in one of the big round baubles , all coloured red was my special surprise – a bag of vanilla fudge.
Stop press….it’s not just my dear old dad hiding stuff in baubles. My provider of hot chocolate has been at it too…delivered on 7th January. so now there’s another metal bauble for the Christmas tree.
Goodbye to tinsel for another year
