nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 For the last 4 days, or is it 5 and for the next few days , my daughter and I are making gingerbread houses. So far we've made 18 largish ones, 8 small ones and 13 tiny cup ones. My house smells of ginger bread and is so christmassey. Haven't got much time for anything else. 5 are finished apart from the last touches of shimmer. We've been panicking in case the decorations we ordered didn't arrive in time but the last ones arrived yesterday. So when they are finally finished they will be given to their future owners. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 How about a picture Nonna? X Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Yesterday (Tuesday_) was a bit busy.. Our neighbourhood WhatsApp group has decided that we will have a 'Mass Christmas Lights Switch On'' tomorrow at 5:30. That is much earlier than I usually put the lights on. I usually go for about 5 or 6 days prior to Christmas. But.. the only two young kids in the street are doing the count down.. so I can't let them down. They are a bit out of time really.. most of us moved in at the same time and had kids who played together but are now grown up. Those two are basically alone. No friends of the same age in the street. I feel for them. So.. I put lights up and..... since I also put lights inside the windows.. had to clean windows inside and out too. We don't presently have a window cleaner.. I sacked the last one. Windows were worse after he'd been.. I'm levelling paving slabs on the 'patio' tomorrow. Life is just so rich and fulfilling.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,296 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 18 hours ago, nonnaB said: my daughter and I are making gingerbread houses. A snack food company in Adelaide claimed it was the states largest builder as it made hundreds of gingerbread houses at Christmas. Here is an Aussie Bush Shack complete with kangaroo, koala and cockatoo (photo from SBS) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Lovely Oz .Very characteristic it doesn't have to be elaborate to be effective . It tells you what it is.Unfortunately here we have only cows, foxes, hares, cats and dogs and vineyards. A bit difficult to incorporate. I was going to post some of ours but I have to wait until they appear on my laptop (Mac) take photos with my phone (galaxy) and its a bit complicated to transfer them to laptop unless I send them to myself and they go into images.There must be an easier way but I cant find one. Just going through them again. This morning I put the roofs on 2 and put together another 2 ready for decorating. II turned round and must have touched one of them and it collapsed. Soon got it together again though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 This is just one pic of GB houses 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 We were in the middle of decorating and we had a power cut. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 And now the baby ones 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Well done Brenda ! Very impressive and I like your ingenuity with the power cut. A Diabetics dream. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Our village at night 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 And by day 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Is that the view from your gates Nonna? If that's the case I will have to repaint the my little planter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,419 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Nonna, as good, if not better than some professionals I've seen... well done. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 no BK its the road in and out of the village. This is the old part , we are right out in the "sticks". Will post a view from the gates this morning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thankyou Brew we do try. Still got quite a few to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Today, mist and snow outside our gates 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 I like the Christmas tree, smack in the middle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,296 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 3 hours ago, nonnaB said: And now the baby ones Looks like a village! Great stuff nonnaB and the grandchildren 3 hours ago, nonnaB said: Our village at night A picture postcard photo, but how dumb am I looking at it and wondering why it is snowing, of course it is winter there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Lovely pics Nonna. You have an eye for composition. The shot with the sheep reminded me of an Italian chap I worked with 40 years ago. He always liked bright frosty weather and said it reminded him of autumn in the mountains in Italy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 As for my day today. I'm struggliing with a recurrent ear problem. Makes me a bit dizzy, gives me slight earache, slight headache, slight visual issues and slight nausea. So.. overall not serious.. no temperature or fever etc.. But it is a right royal PITA and can make me feel pretty deathly.. so I've got a telephone consult booked with the Doc for next week. On a brighter note, our mass Christmas lights switch on went well. Almost all of the street was out and young Sam and Daisy did a fab countdown. We even attracted a few folks from neighbouring streets! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Lovely to see where you live, Nonna and I must say you're a wizard with the piping bag! The houses are beautiful 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 8 hours ago, annswabey said: Lovely to see where you live, Nonna and I must say you're a wizard with the piping bag! The houses are beautiful I agree. The trouble is that they look too good to eat! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 3, 2020 Report Share Posted December 3, 2020 DJ thanks but the photo isnt mine . Someone in the village put loads of photos on FB of the village in various stages of the year and some of the festivities for us to remember what we missed this year. A lovely thought and it brightened many people up im sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Good morning, just got up and what do I see? Snowing again, worse than yesterday. Yesterday we had a lovely surprise, the Lord Mayor of the village where my husband was born sent us 3 boxes of locally produced tomato based products. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Snowing here in the fens as well - about an inch overnight and still snowing. One of our cats has been a bit poorly for a few days, didn’t eat at all yesterday and hasn’t come home this morning.... he’s 12. Doesn’t sound like good news does it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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