On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 10:34:00 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 21:33:06 -0000, "Ophelia" >
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>>"U.S. Janet B." wrote in message
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>>I come from a long tradition of big deal Christmas Eve/Day and New
>>Year's Eve/Day meals, guests, cooking, baking and decorating. It got
>>to the point where I was getting seriously out of sorts, depressed
>>even when the first of December rolled around. I didn't want to do
>>all those cookies and breads and spreads etc., etc., anymore. It was
>>a real challenge for me to work up the courage after several years of
>>feeling this way to contact the people that were used to coming to
>>our house for the events and tell them I wasn't doing it anymore. I
>>can't tell you what a relief it is to be able to enjoy the holidays
>>for my husband and myself and no one else.
>>But, here I am today, kind of fidgety. I doesn't seem right to just
>>sit down and read a book . I seems like I should be making a special
>>meal or something. I think I am going to order a pizza delivered
>>around dinner time instead. I did put out half a loaf of my honey
>>wheat bread for the squirrels -- but that's all the food prep that I
>>am doing today.
>>Happy New Year
>>Janet US
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>>Good for you! I can see it hasn't been easy but stick with it and it will
>>get easier.
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>>I don't blame you one little bit! I don't do that any more either
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>>Hogmanay just for us. Lovely))
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>>Happy New Year)
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>any traditional foods for Hogmanay? I've read of steak pie. What's
>that all about?
>Janet US
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>Have a wee look here)
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>http://britishfood.about.com/od/hogm...-and-Drink.htm
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>A lot of stuff that might interest you) I do very little now. I have
>made the (almost) Cock a Leekie Soup already (I like mushrooms in mine), and
>will have Rumbledethumps with some leftover lamb)
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>Whatever you have, enjoy, just you and your husband! How much better can it
>get That is what is happening here)

thank you
Janet US