... and all through the house I was running around like an idiot. I am utterly incapable of relaxing so took it upon myself to bake up a storm. As you are aware, dear reader, I enjoy cooking in particular baking. I am sure that there are shops where from one can procure baked goods but I'll be buggered to seek them out. To make life even more interesting I decided to attempt two new skills with varying degrees of success. Why oh why did I feel the need to play with sugar paste?
A tray of brownies now cools and the workings of a Yule Log are in the oven and food processor respectively. Yule Log is wheat free so I will wrestle a small child to the ground to retrieve the last morsel from a clenched hand!
I have yet to shower but have cleaned up a friend's cats, delivered keys to next person on list and trashed a pie I bought for a friend. I bought the pie as requested then put it in my bag the wrong and it looks most unappealing but she has assured me it is edible. Her dog trod on some Christmas cookies so I do not feel quite so bad. 'Tis the season for madness.
There is a very loud musical accompaniment as I write- Victor Hely-Hutchinson's Carol Symphony- the third movement if you must know. This incredible piece was used as the title music for an adaptation of John Masefield's "Box of Delights" back in the 80s. It is incredibly emotive. It is also the way my parents, my brother and I celebrate Christmas when we cannot be together. We love it that much. I do not cry as a rule but should you want to see me howl like a baby- play this piece as it just screams missing family. I do have a heart under the tough slightly squishy exterior!
The pizzicato harp announces a new theme and under it there is the Coventry Carol in eerie tones by the strings. The First Noel follows in a brighter major key while the harp continues. When all the strings come in the swell is immense and if you do not feel the love that we should at Yuletide there is no hope. I just listened to the link below to make sure it was the right piece and every inch of my skin went all goose bumpy. Enjoy and Merry Christmas. Have a Gud Jul.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BxxdE9GvZc
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