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rj_anderson) wrote2009-12-07 03:02 pm
rj_anderson) wrote2009-12-07 03:02 pm
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It's beginning to look a lot like December
Thanks to the anonymous benefactor who gave me my first virtual snowflake cookie of the day, as well as ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
tartanshell and izhilzha for supplying the others. Very fitting on a day when we're getting our first real snowfall of the season here in southwestern Ontario...
I hear that there are storms a-brewing to the south, but at present the snow is drifting from the sky in a picturesque fashion, and the green is still showing through the powder, and I think I shall put on some seasonal music* and make a cup of tea. I might even do some baking -- Snickerdoodles, perhaps.
What about you? What special treats does your family make at this time of the year, and which one is your favorite and why?
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* That would be actual Christmas carols with some dignity and meaning to them, not the annoying ditties that pass for inoffensive seasonal content. I really think that if I hear anyone's cover version of "Santa Baby" one more time, I will climb up the wall of my local department store and knock the loudspeakers off the ceiling.
tartanshell and izhilzha for supplying the others. Very fitting on a day when we're getting our first real snowfall of the season here in southwestern Ontario...I hear that there are storms a-brewing to the south, but at present the snow is drifting from the sky in a picturesque fashion, and the green is still showing through the powder, and I think I shall put on some seasonal music* and make a cup of tea. I might even do some baking -- Snickerdoodles, perhaps.
What about you? What special treats does your family make at this time of the year, and which one is your favorite and why?
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* That would be actual Christmas carols with some dignity and meaning to them, not the annoying ditties that pass for inoffensive seasonal content. I really think that if I hear anyone's cover version of "Santa Baby" one more time, I will climb up the wall of my local department store and knock the loudspeakers off the ceiling.
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Well, my mom makes fudge in massive quantities, as you may remember. Ever since I've learned, I've made quilts for people. Umm...we put the tree up on Thanksgiving and watch The Flintstone's Christmas special, and It's A Wonderful Life if my mom can talk me into it.
Got any good Christmas recs? I'm always building up my playlist.
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I have never seen It's a Wonderful Life, believe it or not. Not even so much as five minutes of it.
And I just posted some Christmas music recs for