On the Eve of Christmas
Dec. 24th, 2013 09:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylHaving set out early in anticipation of a bad journey, my uncle & grandmother made excellent progress and engendered a minor panic by arriving slightly ahead of schedule. It was, apparently, the clearest journey up the M1 my uncle could remember having. Once lunch was finished we had a lightish lunch — parsnip soup, bread, salad, and pâté for the carnivores — before setting down to listen to, cook with, or fall asleep during, the carol service from King's College.
Afterwards the more efficient members of the family wrapped their remaining presents — I usually leave my wrapping until the morning of the 25th! — while I made the traditional Christmas Eve fondue for supper — mixing grated cheese into hot wine isn't really much of a chore & it's the least I can do given the amount of cooking the parents have got coming up over the next couple of days.
Afterwards the more efficient members of the family wrapped their remaining presents — I usually leave my wrapping until the morning of the 25th! — while I made the traditional Christmas Eve fondue for supper — mixing grated cheese into hot wine isn't really much of a chore & it's the least I can do given the amount of cooking the parents have got coming up over the next couple of days.
