Recently I've been scuttling up into bed early. Once everything is cleared up from dinner and the house is as tidy as it can be during ongoing work, I take myself away to relax.
There is always a food magazine of some kind in the house, but I avoid looking at them before I go to bed as I'll get hungry or dream about food and wake up hungry. I'm not in the mood for any non fiction at the moment, so I decided to look for a book on Amazon.
This one had very mixed reviews, but it had Autumn in the title which quite honestly was enough for me. I'm only 12 pages in, so I can't tell you if it's any good or not, but the early signs are it's going to be fine. I do question why everyone has to have a bit of an unusual name though, Clover, Skye, Angel and something like Aria? Can't remember, either way they are unusual and I find myself wishing they had plainer (more believable) names.
Haven't bought a thing for it yet so need to make a start this week, nor did I have anything suitable to put it in.
Last year I bought a small wooden box from The Works, which was great but so heavy when I had to carry it round full of tins and cakes and biscuits. I took a look at The Works website, who promised next day delivery even if ordered on a Sunday, and found a suitable hamper kit for £8. It has arrived as you can see, and will do the job very well. Pleased with that. Love that I don't have to buy any extra cellophane or hamper filling, it comes with everything.
As I was paying for next day delivery I felt I should make the most of it, and decided to buy three books for £6. That is such a good offer. Clearly I had a theme, not only festive but seemingly food related too. 'Christmas for beginners' doesn't appear to be food related, but I chose it because it's the author who wrote the Chocolate Lovers' series which I really enjoy anyway, but I'm taking my chances they'll be some good food descriptions included.
Even when I say that I don't want to read foodie stuff at night, I end up buying books that are going to make me feel hungry.
We used to make hampers up for my MIL and SIL which proved to be a very welcome present. I sometimes added homemade lemon curd or a small homemade Christmas cake and often we would put in a DVD or CD too or a book or magazine so it was something to watch / listen to/ or read at Christmas as well as eat. For my SIL I even embroidered a couple of napkins which they loved. Have fun making up the hampers.
ReplyDeleteThe first time I took round a festive hamper my mum cried. She said it was such a nice thing to be given, and I have to say I agree. I fill it with treats and things I know she and my brother like but don't always buy. Last time I added a festive TV guide, which I think went down really well too. Love the goodies that you put in yours. They take a bit of time and effort, but I think a hamper is a really nice gift to give.
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