Year Five

[osprey_archer]

YOU GUYS YOU GUYS. I have just realized! This is going to be my fifth year doing Yuletide! I should throw myself a party!

sineala, who knows me too well: A tea party?

It is true that I throw myself tea parties for almost all occasions. (If I am drinking out of a mug, it is just tea. If there is a teapot involved, then it is a party.)

But for this reason, I’m thinking I should branch out for my Yuletide anniversary. Because it’s Yuletide! I should do something special! Possibly involving traditional Christmas desserts?

I COULD GO WASSAILING.

...maybe I should just stick to making myself figgy pudding. Apparently some recipes involve setting it on fire at the end! I might burn down my apartment. Perhaps I could make gingerbread. Gingerbread with caramel sauce!

In any case, possibly I should wait until I’ve actually completed my Yuletide story before throwing myself a party. Or at least gotten my assignment. Or at least signed up.

Comments

[entwashian.livejournal.com]

you could burn a Yulegoat effigy. XD

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I have never burnt anything in effigy! It could be exciting!

First I must figure out how to make a Yulegoat effigy. Paper mache, perhaps? Does paper mache burn well?

[enemyfrigate.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty excellent milestone.

If you can wait to celebrate 'til mid-December, and are willing to come to the Mid-Atlantic, you can join us at the Dickens-style Yule dinner I am having with friends. Fancy dress not entirely optional.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Aw, that sounds amazing. Will there be a roast Christmas goose? Is someone going to play the part of Tiny Tim?

Sadly I don't think my travel budget will allow it, but you should totally post a million pictures so we can all admire!

[seascribe.livejournal.com]

If there is a teapot involved, then it is a party

I have a tea party every single morning then. :D I like this idea. A pyjama tea-party.

Lighting a pudding on fire sounds like the BEST kind of celebration.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Pajama tea party! Are pillow fights involved? (That might put the teapot in jeopardy, though. Must think about this.)

It's hard to go wrong with lighting stuff on fire!

[bogwitch64.livejournal.com]

Gingerbread with caramel sauce...oh, yum. And a little whipped cream.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Or ice cream! Last year I had the most glorious dessert at a local restaurant, gingerbread with persimmon ice cream and caramel sauce. It was amazing.

[motetus.livejournal.com]

I'm positive that I've seen some Christmas tea in one of the fancy tea shops that have a million different types of tea for me to spend my money on (I wasn't brave enough to try the sticky toffee pudding tea, because ewwww). I expect it would be lots of dried fruit and christmassy spices? But then I'm more of a leaf tea fan rather than fruit and herbal stuff.

Huh, I've always set my Christmas puddings on fire, I thought everyone did that. I don't think I've had figgy pudding before though, and as I love figs, I'm thinking I should totally try that this year.

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

I actually went to a special Christmas tea two years ago, and I'm sure we must have had some special Christmas blend, but sadly I can't remember in any more detail than that.

I have never actually made a Christmas pudding, possibly because I didn't realize "Light the pudding on fire" was one of the steps. That made it shoot right up my list of recipes to try.

[artemis_wandering]

That's awesome, congrats!

Also, we really need to live closer to each other. I want to go wassailing!! (Although, I'd also just be happy with Christmas with snow at this point.)

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Someone really needs to invent a teleportation device, because it would be so great to have LJ friends reunions. It's so hard to find people who are excited about wassailing!