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26th December 06, 12:05 PM
#1
Home Alone for Christmas!
For the eleventh successive year, this is Christmas on my own. For three days, I see no-one else - but I try to maintain the standards of 36 years when my partner was alive. I decorate the house, and give our dining table its annual 'airing' with the best cutlery and crystal. I am not used to preparing a full three course meal (one course is almost beyond my talents!), but I always make the effort with Christmas Day lunch. Smoked Salmon terrine, followed by roast turkey, chestnut & apricot stuffing, cocktail sausages wrapped in bacon, potato croquettes, baby carrots, thick onion gravy, Oh! and delicious SPROUTS! This was accompanied by a delicious 1999 Barolo from Italy. Christmas pudding (large enough for a family of six!) with brandy butter and a couple of glasses of 2001 French Chateau Guithem de Rey Sauternes concluded the meal.
Here I am preparing the meal in the kitchen:
Glass of champagne? What glass of champagne?
...... and here I am, just about to tuck into those spouts:
The meal was finished just in time to toast Her Majesty as she gave us her annual Christmas Day speech:
...... and then to enjoy an hour or two of top-notch Christmas Day television:
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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26th December 06, 12:11 PM
#2
A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you , Hamish!
-Tim
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26th December 06, 12:18 PM
#3
Yes a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Hamish. Great pictures. Thank you for sharing them.
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26th December 06, 12:21 PM
#4
 (Sorry McMurdo, I just always wanted to use this) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too Ham (and all other X-markers)
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26th December 06, 12:26 PM
#5
Merry Christmas Hamish. Impressive tradition. Good job.
(I think I watch the same TV shows you do!)
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26th December 06, 12:35 PM
#6
Traditions are important for us all and yours seem wonderfully intact. I especially enjoyed the final photo - a pose that I suspect was often repeated around the world.
Happy Christmas Hamish and a Joyous New Year - by the way is that the maple leaf tartan?
Warmest Wishes
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26th December 06, 12:36 PM
#7
Great photo essay Hamish! Dinner looked delicious!
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26th December 06, 12:39 PM
#8
I never knew that TV in the UK was so stimulating...
...you're a card, Hamish! Gudt Yule!
Best
AA
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26th December 06, 12:40 PM
#9
Thank you Hamish for inviting us into your home for your festivities! It sure looked like a long day for you (especially that last pict!)
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26th December 06, 01:03 PM
#10
You're never alone at Christmas Hamish when you can invite us to share with you via digital camera and internet. Merry Christmas.
Regional Director for Scotland for Clan Cunningham International, and a Scottish Armiger.
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