THE SHOPPING THREAD :-)

[maddy]

now why doesnt that surprise me!! love the apron 

LOL 


Well you probably saw this buy in the Christmas tree thread



well now the snowman house has some company for the mantle





couple more buildings to find, and the Christmas village will be complete   

[Halex]

Maddy you will have to post your christmas decorations once you hsve done yiur house, cant wait to see.

Shopping, i bought a christmas ham, love christmas ham. LOL does that count as shopping

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[maddy]

Ham is shopping 
We've been eating ham & turkey since it started appearing......think we might be over it by Christmas.
My Dad requested roast lamb for Christmas day  what?.......does anyone else have lamb on Christmas?....or is he just strange? LOL 

[cookie1]

No Maddy he isn't strange. We had a lovely beef roast, cold, last year and a terrine. We can't eat a whole turkey and find that the breasts etc you buy are far too salty. This year I'm trying to get a turkey breast I can season and cook myself. There will only be the 3 of us and crazy (but loved) ma -in law for one meal. Plus anyone else we find nearer the day who will be by themselves. DD often finds single people at work who join us.

[maddy]

The book arrived today



oh...it's so gorgeous!!!
I love how they have styled, the layout, and the old advertisements and pictures throughout the book.....just a pleasure to look at.

[maddy]

O.K.......final purchase for the week!........probably not, but telling myself so 

[cookie1]

O.K.......final purchase for the week!........probably not, but telling myself so 

It's only Tuesday Maddy. Do you live near the shops?

[maddy]

  who am I kidding right?  Yes I do Cookie.....but I have more fun on the internet!

I shouldn't be here right now......DD's bed and frame come Thursday (after I delayed the first delivery), still haven't painted, put new carpet in....or ordered the carpet for that matter 
  PLEASE tell me to go away if you see me here again before Thursday!

[judydawn]

There's no stopping you maddy, your purchases are delightful but please pull the plug on your computer and get moving on DD's bedroom or her new furniture will end up with nowhere to go   I expect to see a picture of her new room by the time I get home on Saturday.

[Frozzie]

hahaha hopeless maddy i think im going to christen you  that kids song comes to mind go go go away come back another day 

re chirstmas dinner my grandparents used to do 3 meats and sometimes lamb made it in..usually turkey, pork with crackling, and either beef or lamb..ive done a butterflied marinated leg of lamb with other meats...depends on what your used to I guess..first year in france i had deer so nothing surprses me lol

and JD where are you that you wont be home until thursday..too many posts so i have no idea where you got to 

[judydawn]

I'm not anywhere yet frozzie, we are leaving mid morning tomorrow to spend 3 nights in Tanunda in the South Australian Barossa Valley - I'm sure you have heard of that spot    Be home Saturday afternoon sometime.

[Frozzie]

well have a lovely time away JD...you deservfe a nice break and enjoy that lovely part of the world! 

[johnro]

Will be sending you special thoughts for an enjoyable break Judy - the Barossa is certainly lovely   

[andiesenji]

I have to go to the market this morning and to the farmer's market this afternoon but after that I will not be out and about until next week.
This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the US and shopping tomorrow will be ghastly and the day after TD is known as "Black Friday" as the stores are full of people taking advantage of all the big sales.
(Black Friday because it should put retailers "in the black" for the year.) 

People are already camping out to be first in line when some of the major stores open at midnight Thursday night/Friday morning - because supplies of the most desirable items are limited. 
The local news stations are showing folks with tents already lined up even this far ahead of time.  The overnight lows here are in the upper 20s (Fahrenheit) and they have to be freezing. 
I wouldn't go out there if they were giving the stuff away.

Maddy, I have those cookbook from when they weren't "retro" and I dressed like that, which is hard to believe now.  I went shopping wearing a dress, heels, a hat and gloves.  Oy!  Am I glad things have changed!

[achookwoman]

Andi, same here about the retro.  I think we are the same age.