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Unique family traditions and quirks that make you smile
Lately I've been thinking a lot about the little things that are unique to my family. The traditions and habits and quirks that we share that would probably seem odd to others, that make me smile. For...
@tigerbeth, my 14-year old loves the Lynx!
@Artferret My children always wanted a novelty birthday cake, but it was a fail every time I tried! I'm a good baker, but rubbish at the decoration!
@kmakm My husband is English- Quality Streets at Christmas and Christmas tree gifts still reign.
I can only imagine how it must be to lose your sister and all those sweet memories shared. I miss my mother so much at Christmas- the memories of baking together and preparing the big family meal can be overwhelming, even 7 years on. I bake our Christmas cakes on my own now. She always marked the recipe with each year it was used, and it makes me teary when I see the end of her handwriting and the beginning of my own. I draw enormous comfort from baking recipes she has handwritten- and even some of my grandmother's.
@Artferret My children always wanted a novelty birthday cake, but it was a fail every time I tried! I'm a good baker, but rubbish at the decoration!
@kmakm My husband is English- Quality Streets at Christmas and Christmas tree gifts still reign.
I can only imagine how it must be to lose your sister and all those sweet memories shared. I miss my mother so much at Christmas- the memories of baking together and preparing the big family meal can be overwhelming, even 7 years on. I bake our Christmas cakes on my own now. She always marked the recipe with each year it was used, and it makes me teary when I see the end of her handwriting and the beginning of my own. I draw enormous comfort from baking recipes she has handwritten- and even some of my grandmother's.