What day is it supposed to be again...?



Birmingham Christmas Market 2011

I love these days between Christmas and New Year when it stops mattering whether it's Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday; when the fridge is still full of lovely food and there are chocolates, nuts and hunks of gorgeously seasonal cake all over the house; when friends  arrive to swap presents and catch up over coffee; when you don't have to leave the house unless you really want to; when the Christmas tree still has needles on and the lights are still working; when you can stay in bed until you are ready to get up and stay up late until you are ready to go to bed!  I have ventured out for haggis (for Hogamanay!) and smoked salmon from the supermarket but other than that I've been holed up in front of the fire, toasty and warm, working my way through Christmas biscuits and lots of books on Shakespeare for my uni course.  It's all going to come crashing to an end before long, and I'm going to have to turn my mind on Monday to the mundane nature of the rest of my life, but at this present moment, it is truly fabulous to be so indolent and self-indulgent.  Best cake :  Dundee Cake from Aldi, dripping with orange syrup, packed with fruit and studded with almonds.  Delish! (and cheapish too!)