For the last month, there has been this cake on our counter. Our 
neighbor, Alison, has the same house guest and she taught Vivian how to make a traditional English Christmas cake. Once a week, you feed this beast some whiskey. The cake is full of dried fruit and would classify as our version of a fruit cake. I wasn't sure where this would go but behold, the traditional Christmas cake masterpiece emerges. Smashing showing by mom. We are taking it to our friends' house tomorrow where we will go share a traditional UK Christmas dinner. It is basically our Thanksgiving style meal where we eat lunch and then take a nap the rest of the afternoon.
neighbor, Alison, has the same house guest and she taught Vivian how to make a traditional English Christmas cake. Once a week, you feed this beast some whiskey. The cake is full of dried fruit and would classify as our version of a fruit cake. I wasn't sure where this would go but behold, the traditional Christmas cake masterpiece emerges. Smashing showing by mom. We are taking it to our friends' house tomorrow where we will go share a traditional UK Christmas dinner. It is basically our Thanksgiving style meal where we eat lunch and then take a nap the rest of the afternoon.Sunday morning, we awoke and went to Ely Cathedral for the communion service. We blogged
this a while back but a Church has been on this site for over 1000 years. It is a magnificent cathedral and the music was exceptional. The choir was all men and the music was beautiful. The one downside of a huge stone church is that it never heats up in the winter. Everyone in the congregation had on their full winter outerwear. Here is the picture from the side.
this a while back but a Church has been on this site for over 1000 years. It is a magnificent cathedral and the music was exceptional. The choir was all men and the music was beautiful. The one downside of a huge stone church is that it never heats up in the winter. Everyone in the congregation had on their full winter outerwear. Here is the picture from the side.As today is Christmas Eve, we are getting to soak up a Christmas Eve day activity calendar. Of most interest to papa is the Christmas pub activity. Basically, we knock off work early and head to the local pub. We went with 6 or 7 other couples in the area to The Three Blackbirds. Nice fire and nice social time. Interestingly, we were the only ones that drove. Two couples rode bikes from a mile or so away. Two couples walked from our village which is about 3 miles away. Another walked from the next village over which adds on another mile. Guess we are still too American.
We then came home to get ready for the Crib Service at our local Church. Before we left, we let 
the kids open one present. They were actually excited to get their reflective vests. This is a fashion staple here as it gets dark at 4:30. Everyone has a vest. We suited up for Church and took off on our three quarter mile walk up High Street to the church. Excellent traditional service with hymns and a manger scene that came together throughout the service. We are now home listening to the music that is being broadcast from Kings College. It is a world famous performance that is heard around the world. I found out today that someone I work with might just get us in next year. People started waiting in line at 9:00 AM to get inside to see the performance. We hope to participate next year.
the kids open one present. They were actually excited to get their reflective vests. This is a fashion staple here as it gets dark at 4:30. Everyone has a vest. We suited up for Church and took off on our three quarter mile walk up High Street to the church. Excellent traditional service with hymns and a manger scene that came together throughout the service. We are now home listening to the music that is being broadcast from Kings College. It is a world famous performance that is heard around the world. I found out today that someone I work with might just get us in next year. People started waiting in line at 9:00 AM to get inside to see the performance. We hope to participate next year. We are getting ready to sit down for our Christmas Eve meal. Papa and Mum are going to have a cup of Glogg. The closest description is mulled wine. It is quite nice on this cold Christmas Eve.
Happy Christmas all.....
(traditional modern UK Christmas greeting)
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