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It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas Off Topic Chat

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    #4412
    [Deleted User]
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    Christmas is so different without the magic that the kiddies bring. I'm waiting patiently for my nieces and nephews to start understanding what's going on, they're still quite young so they just think we're all really weird watching them open their Christmas presents and asking them about Santy :D
    A few years ago, before the nibblers arrived, my parents fostered a dog and her new puppies in the run up to Christmas. The puppies were starting to crawl and then they were pulling the decorations down. We all felt a little bit of magic that Christmas, watching those little bundles rolling around, so bold and so cute :)


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    #4413
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    jellybear wrote: »
    Mallowmia you say...must go have a look. Support Irish and all that :D

    She was doing a mixed bag at the weekend to taste all the flavours. I've just had a pink gin and lemon and omg, absolutely delicious. And I'm not someone who gets excited about food, especially sweet things.


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    #4414
    jellybear
    Registered Users Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭jellybear


    Caranica wrote: »
    She was doing a mixed bag at the weekend to taste all the flavours. I've just had a pink gin and lemon and omg, absolutely delicious. And I'm not someone who gets excited about food, especially sweet things.

    Sounds yum!! Her rocky roads look unreal!!

    Couldn't find peppermint extract anywhere so it'll be chocolate chip for the first go of the ice cream machine. I'll report back tomorrow afternoon and let you all know how it goes :D


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    #4415
    Caranica
    Registered Users Posts: 10,019 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    jellybear wrote: »
    Sounds yum!! Her rocky roads look unreal!!

    Couldn't find peppermint extract anywhere so it'll be chocolate chip for the first go of the ice cream machine. I'll report back tomorrow afternoon and let you all know how it goes :D

    Yes, I got the rocky road with malteasers too. I'm going to be huge :D


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    #4416
    jellybear
    Registered Users Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭jellybear


    Caranica wrote: »
    Yes, I got the rocky road with malteasers too. I'm going to be huge :D

    Life's too short, enjoy the rocky road :D


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    #4417
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    9 for €9 and who knew there was such a thing as Turkish delight Easter eggs?!?!


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    #4418
    jellybear
    Registered Users Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭jellybear


    Oh no, I detest Turkish delight!

    As a kid, I had regular hospital appointments and used to get a little treat from the hospital sweet shop after them. One time I chose a Turkish Delight as the shiny, pink wrapper was just so appealing....it was one of the biggest regrets of my life. Yuck!


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    #4419
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Ooh, 9 for €9!! Good deal.

    Turkish delight?? Who knew, and also eeeeeew.


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    #4420
    TRS30
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    There's a reason they are 9 for €9!!!


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    #4421
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,143 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    I like the turkish delight. :o
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #4422
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    DvB wrote: »
    I like the turkish delight. :o

    There's always one :D

    Just joking my Dad love it as well. Definitely an acquired taste!


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    #4423
    Sheep Shagger
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    TRS30 wrote: »
    There's a reason they are 9 for €9!!!

    Killjoy!

    Would it be wrong to get them on the way back from the dentist (just a regular checkup) today?


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    #4424
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,143 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    TRS30 wrote: »
    There's always one :D

    Someone has to bring some sophistication to the proceedings ;)
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #4425
    jellybear
    Registered Users Posts: 3,223 ✭✭✭jellybear


    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    Killjoy!

    Would it be wrong to get them on the way back from the dentist (just a regular checkup) today?

    Not at all!! Sure you've to keep the dentist in business somehow :D


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    #4426
    Autosport
    Registered Users Posts: 22,243 ✭✭✭✭Autosport


    I’ll leave out the Turkish delight and wine gums and have the rest :D


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    #4427
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    There's 13 eggs in the picture, so a few would have to be culled if you want 9 for 9! :D


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    #4428
    Sheep Shagger
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 6,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sheep Shagger


    Autosport wrote: »
    I’ll leave out the Turkish delight and wine gums and have the rest :D

    Have never had a wine gums egg, assume it's just chocolate with a small bag of them side, same as all the others?


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    #4429
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,143 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    Have never had a wine gums egg, assume it's just chocolate with a small bag of them side, same as all the others?

    Bang on. We got one last year iirc...
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #4430
    Sheep Shagger
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    DvB wrote: »
    Bang on. We got one last year iirc...

    Thanks, I forgot to call into spar on the way home from the dentist (no fillings!)...maybe tomorrow, is within 5km and they are essential....


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    #4431
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    Sheep Shagger wrote: »
    9 for €9 and who knew there was such a thing as Turkish delight Easter eggs?!?!

    Lidl are also doing 3 for €3 if people didn’t need 9


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    #4432
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Shhhhhhhhh.



    :pac:


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    #4433
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,143 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    So we're at 42 weeks to christmas today, so we're 10 weeks out from last christmas already, part of me feels like its not that long ago & another part of me feels like it was ages ago, its been an odd year to say the least with how time seems to be moving... in reality its probably going faster than it should given the groundhog day qualities of the year so far so maybe it'll be like last year & move at a pace it has no right to really... either way, clocks go forward in 3 weeks and we're into the longer evenings & fingers crossed training can resume etc... love the summer evenings & nights & being outdoors more, I think this year it'll be enjoyed more than ever if we get semi decent weather.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #4434
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    DvB wrote: »
    So we're at 42 weeks to christmas today, so we're 10 weeks out from last christmas already, part of me feels like its not that long ago & another part of me feels like it was ages ago, its been an odd year to say the least with how time seems to be moving... in reality its probably going faster than it should given the groundhog day qualities of the year so far so maybe it'll be like last year & move at a pace it has no right to really... either way, clocks go forward in 3 weeks and we're into the longer evenings & fingers crossed training can resume etc... love the summer evenings & nights & being outdoors more, I think this year it'll be enjoyed more than ever if we get semi decent weather.

    I think I have heard the word ‘groundhog’ more in the last couple of months then the past 10 years! It’s sums up life for the majority of us at the minute.

    10 weeks since the big day seems like a mini milestone. Also loving the brighter days and early signs of spring.

    Will be 10 weeks to go before we know it :D


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    #4435
    DvB
    Registered Users Posts: 10,143 ✭✭✭✭DvB


    Stunning out there this morning. Heading out for a 10k walk now to make the most of it.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #4436
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Isn't it lovely. :)


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    #4437
    Loughc
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    Glorious day out there. Even warm in the sun!!


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    #4438
    DvB
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    Loughc wrote: »
    Glorious day out there. Even warm in the sun!!

    Got the back garden all tidied up and the grass cut and it looks so much better now, was lovely doing all that work and only needing to wear a t-shirt it was that warm. Shame the week ahead is to be miserable though.
    "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" - Charles Dickens




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    #4439
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,532 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    Well we had Fool's Spring back in February, so the last few days have obviously been Spring... of Deception. So now it looks like it's time for Third Winter next week.

    Yay.

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    #4440
    Jude13
    Registered Users Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭Jude13


    As I was dozing on the couch last night after the last elf went to bed the OH out on a period show called downton and it had a Christmas ending, carols and all.


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    #4441
    TRS30
    Registered Users Posts: 6,865 ✭✭✭TRS30


    Morning guys. What a weekend weather wise. Beach on Saturday and out for a long walk and garden visit to grandparents yesterday. Great that could get out all weekend, everyone sleep like logs the last couple of nights. Had to drag myself out of the bed this morning.

    Hope all had a good weekend.


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