FFfAW Challenge – 197th

Posted on December 24, 2018 by pensitivity101

Christmas Edition! Yummy food, what more can I say?
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This week’s picture is from Yarnspinnerr: Merry Christmas Yarnspinnerr!

Times were hard in the village, so it was decided to celebrate Christmas Day at the community hall and each household to bring something for the table.
Geoff at number 4 had the build to play Santa with no padding, and his neighbours dressed as elves to keep the kids entertained.  Old Mrs Cross played the piano for musical chairs and other party games and everyone was in good spirits.
Gaily wrapped gifts valued at no more than five pounds were deposited into Santa’s sack on arrival and the ladies from the local WI took charge of laying out paper plates, napkins and disposable cutlery for their feast.
Eileen’s contribution was homemade rather than shop bought and she thought everyone would make fun of her. Simply a dish of puff pastry cut into triangles dipped in honey and dusted with icing sugar, by the end of the afternoon, she had fourteen requests for the recipe.
The kids were content and sleepy, and everyone said it had been one of the best Christmases ever.

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Merry Christmas everyone.

About pensitivity101

I am a retired number cruncher with a vivid imagination and wacky sense of humour which extends to short stories and poetry. I love to cook and am a bit of a dog whisperer as I get on better with them than people sometimes! We have recently lost our beloved dog Maggie who adopted us as a 7 week old pup in March 2005. We decided to have a photo put on canvas as we had for her predecessor Barney, and now have three pictures of our fur babies on the wall as we found a snapshot of my GSD so had hers done too. From 2014 to 2017 'Home' was a 41 foot narrow boat where we made strong friendships both on and off the water. We were close to nature enjoying swan and duck families for neighbours, and it was a fascinating chapter in our lives. We now reside in a small bungalow on the Lincolnshire coast where we have forged new friendships and interests.
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20 Responses to FFfAW Challenge – 197th

  2. Michael says:
    December 24, 2018 at 10:49 pm

    Christmas as it should be Di, good one.

  4. Abhijit Ray says:
    December 26, 2018 at 11:50 am

    Santa listened to Eileen. No one laughed at her. She was admired and her recipe well sought after. That is called wish coming true.

  5. Priceless Joy says:
    December 26, 2018 at 1:30 pm

    Those sound really delicious! I hope you had a great Christmas! Great story!

  6. michael1148humphris says:
    December 27, 2018 at 4:52 am

    You have recalled times past for me, lovely. Merry christmas

  7. Violet Lentz says:
    December 27, 2018 at 6:53 pm

    I couldn’t identify what kind of puff pastry it was, but yours sounds delicious!

  8. aheartforafrica641064503 says:
    December 29, 2018 at 6:24 pm

    What a delightful story, Di. And the idea of celebrating Christmas Day at the local community hall was a really good one. Hope you had a good Christmas yourself 🙂

    • pensitivity101 says:
      December 29, 2018 at 6:28 pm

      It was lovely, thank you. We had no running around to do for anyone or planning visits, so could just relax and enjoy the day. Saw the sunrise on Christmas Day which was awesome.

  9. notestowomen says:
    December 29, 2018 at 6:35 pm

    Nice one, Di 🙂 Sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas.

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