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By Rachel M Posted on December 25, 2020December 26, 2020

Christmas 2020

Many people saw their Christmas plans scuppered this year thanks to the dreadful plague. We were meant to be in the Highlands today but had to cancel our trip last … Continue reading Christmas 2020

Categories: JournalTags: 2020, Christmas, covid, pandemic, plague, presents, pudding
By Rachel M Posted on December 24, 2020

Lebkuchen for lunch

I dreamt last night that it snowed and in my dream I woke up and looked out the window to see Santa skiing down a nearby hill. I got up … Continue reading Lebkuchen for lunch

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Christmas, cooking, Duthie Park, lebkuchen, snow
By Rachel M Posted on December 22, 2020

My awesome bike and veggie Chinese takeaway

The best thing about these dark days is how awesome my bike looks. If you’re looking for a good Christmas present for someone who likes to eat a lot of … Continue reading My awesome bike and veggie Chinese takeaway

Categories: JournalTags: bike, Chinese takeaway, Christmas, cycling, Hoss, lights, Vegan, vegetarian
By Rachel M Posted on December 21, 2020

Lorry queues, supermarket queues, food production, and Christmas dinner

Victoria helped me wrap some presents today. Actually, she was a right nuisance and ended up tearing the paper. I went to the shops early this morning to beat the … Continue reading Lorry queues, supermarket queues, food production, and Christmas dinner

Categories: JournalTags: Brexit, Calais, Christmas, Dover, lorries queuing, pandemic, Vegan, virus
By Rachel M Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

O Christmas tree

We put our Christmas tree up last weekend. It’s the same timber tree we use every year that we bought in the UK several years ago. Unfortunately the company appears … Continue reading O Christmas tree

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Christmas, christmas tree, festive, holidays, lights, Scotland
By Rachel M Posted on December 26, 2019

Christmas 2019

I always like to write about what we did for Christmas each year because it creates a record of it for the future. Can you remember where you were for … Continue reading Christmas 2019

Categories: JournalTags: Christmas, diet, food, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on December 25, 2019

For the treatment of headaches

I got this terrific present from Ben for Christmas today. It contains 6 bars of my favourite chocolate with this prescription. It’s just as well I’m married to a doctor.

Categories: JournalTags: chocolate, Christmas, gift, headaches
By Rachel M Posted on December 24, 2019

The wishes of children

Last week we were invited to Elizabeth’s school to listen to them sing and to explore their classroom to see what they’ve been working on. At the back of the … Continue reading The wishes of children

Categories: JournalTags: children, Christmas, wishes
By Rachel M Posted on December 25, 2018December 25, 2018

Merry Christmas 2018

One of the nice things about having a blog is it becomes an historical record of what I’ve done or where I was at a particular moment in time. I … Continue reading Merry Christmas 2018

Categories: JournalTags: 2018, celebrate, Christmas, photos, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on December 16, 2018December 17, 2018

‘Tis the season to stuff your face with lots of yummy food

Every Christmas I make lebkuchen which is German for ginger bread except that it doesn’t contain any ginger. I’m a bit slow making it this year because I’ve been making … Continue reading ‘Tis the season to stuff your face with lots of yummy food

Categories: RecipeTags: baking, Christmas, food, German, lebkuchen
By Rachel M Posted on December 9, 2018

Christmas holly

Yesterday I discovered Christmas decorations growing over our back fence – holly. Holly is a native shrub in Britain and commonly used to decorate homes over Christmas. As a child … Continue reading Christmas holly

Categories: JournalTags: Christmas, craft, decorations, holly, wreath
By Rachel M Posted on December 2, 2018December 2, 2018

Vegan panforte

Ben’s mother often makes panforte during the Christmas period and it’s one of the yummiest things I’ve ever eaten. I thought I’d try making a vegan panforte this morning and … Continue reading Vegan panforte

Categories: Journal, RecipeTags: Christmas, panforte, recipe, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on December 25, 2017March 2, 2018

A merry vegan atheist Christmas

Things that make me happy: A green landscape. Old furniture. Victorian buildings. Snow. A good pale ale. Vegan food. Music. My family. I got all these things for Christmas except … Continue reading A merry vegan atheist Christmas

Categories: Journal, VeganTags: atheist, celebration, Christmas, religion, Vegan
By Rachel M Posted on December 22, 2017December 22, 2017

Be kind to living things

I’ve haven’t written much lately because I’ve been busy. Everyone is busy, I know. All the snow has melted here but it hung around for a long time. Usually when … Continue reading Be kind to living things

Categories: JournalTags: animals, Christmas, ethics, history, morals, pagans, philosophy, religion
By Rachel M Posted on December 17, 2017December 17, 2017

Ice-skating at the Christmas markets

Sometimes life feels like Groundhog Day. Has it really been a year since we went ice-skating at the Christmas markets? We went again today and it felt like we just … Continue reading Ice-skating at the Christmas markets

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Christmas, ice skating, photos, Scotland, winter
By Rachel M Posted on December 26, 2016December 26, 2016

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas to everyone in the blogosphere! I had a great day yesterday – lots of food and friends and family and fun games. Here are some photos of our … Continue reading Happy Holidays!

Categories: JournalTags: Christmas, festive, holidays, lunch, presents
By Rachel M Posted on December 21, 2016February 16, 2018

Perthshire for Christmas

We’ve taken off a bit early for the Christmas holidays; we’re spending it in the very lovely Perthshire. Here are a couple of pics from the drive today. We just … Continue reading Perthshire for Christmas

Categories: Journal, TravelTags: Armitage Shanks, Christmas, Perthshire, photos, records, Scotland, snow, toilet, Victorians, winter
By Rachel M Posted on December 21, 2016December 21, 2016

I’ve got rachel.blog!

Last year my company bought the .blog top level domain. As a perk we got first dibs in the new domains and I am now the very proud owner of rachel.blog. What … Continue reading I’ve got rachel.blog!

Categories: JournalTags: Automattic, blog, Christmas, domain, domains, gift, presents, rachel.blog
By Rachel M Posted on December 17, 2016

It’s a Wonderful Life

There’s a terrific cinema in central Aberdeen called the Belmont Filmhouse. It was built in 1898 as a trades hall and is now home to three movie rooms (I think it’s … Continue reading It’s a Wonderful Life

Categories: JournalTags: Aberdeen, Belmont Filmhouse, Christmas, It's a Wonderful Life, James Stewart, movies
By Rachel M Posted on December 14, 2016

Letters to Santa

It’s that time of year again. Here’s what the kids have put in their letters to Santa. Dear Santa, Can I please have Minecraft toys for Christmas and a Pikachu … Continue reading Letters to Santa

Categories: JournalTags: children, Christmas, Kids, letters, presents, santa, writing

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