sounds good to me! apart from the kumbayah bit.... but give me the chords *grabs guitar* and you sing it sista!

mmmm don't mind if I do Sprocket...we also have a beautiful mulled wine made to a recipe i learnt in Hamburg for your delectatioo...or a famous warm punch made to a secret medieval recipe.... And warmed apple juice with cinnamon! what would every one like?!

Cheers everyone, thanks for stoking the fire and adding another ( yes sustainable Sprocket ) log
What a day..i'd rather forget it by hearing about all yours?! So how was your day? Or maybe we could just enjoy the warmth of the fire. Just noticed the waxing moon out of the window, a beautiful sight!

God Bless Us Everyone! (see below)

Also, all this feasting sounds scrumptious! I wish I could 'pull a Tron' and have some of that spiced apple juice, Lula!

Aw!! I was about to say I know the man for the job, but you were already on it young Sprocket! wonderful, thank you!
delicious spiced apple and magic cookies just for you!



( that's if it was you and not Werner Herzog doing an impression of you :wink )

How awesome you are such a delightfully open performing artist, every castle needs one! I think perhaps we must put our heads together and come up with a more accurate custom title for you (under your username)

can I interest anyone in a 'Damn-The-Weather' cocktail?!
http://greensbeverages.com/drinkrecipes.shtml

What'll it be? How about a Corzo Ruby Red a or a Spiced candied Apple?

Wow, Werner Herzog is incognito here at the castle!  I'll go along with your ruse, Sprocket.


What kind of traditional things do you all have for Christmas / Winter Solstice?

Mine are pretty standard, listening to Christmas music; a drive to look at the Christmas lights; reading A Chrstmas Carol; watching Scrooge with Alistair Sims (a must for me). I have other favourite Christmas books that I get out to read, and some favourite foods to prepare. Mom always makes gumdrop cake and my daughter and I make a fruitcake full of dried fruits and nuts together every year. We have a family get together on Christmas Eve and of course the requisite turkey dinner on Christmas Day. Must be turkey here in Canada. My husband is French Canadian so he makes Buche de Noel and cretons and tourtiere.

How about you all?

It is the rituals that I love, I suppose, probably the same for most people. I no longer have a religious belief system, but the traditions I grew up with stay with me and are important.

If I had me a big fireplace hearth I would like to have a yule log, I like the significance of that. Have to settle for the Buche de Noel, I guess!

I like your plans, Lula, and I think what you say about Christmas is very true.

As Dickens said:

I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach.

It's snowing here too

. Yes, Tuesday a.m. at between 1 and  3 a.m. or so the eclipse will be happening here, I think. The last time they occurred at the same time was AD 1554 according to the site I was looking at. So that is very special!

I've never played charades! Not very good at games really, but it's fun anyway. I will be the score keeper of the castle.

Lovely, kelsey, I like it! Look, he's smiling at us all!

Merry Christmas to you!!