tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post4442746789406508648..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Sunday Smooch with Clare ConnellyAlly Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-23692895514468412422016-09-26T13:31:48.018+10:002016-09-26T13:31:48.018+10:00Hi Annie, thanks! You're right about family. H...Hi Annie, thanks! You're right about family. Having them around and involved is the best tradition.Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-3897565609771072992016-09-26T13:29:50.830+10:002016-09-26T13:29:50.830+10:00Thank you, it's lovely to be here and sharing ...Thank you, it's lovely to be here and sharing a smooch. Oh, I say make the pudding this year :-)Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-35893039642549639372016-09-26T13:24:58.018+10:002016-09-26T13:24:58.018+10:00Hi Jennifer, perfect! Champagne on Christmas morni...Hi Jennifer, perfect! Champagne on Christmas morning is a must. 🍾🎄Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-9006316321143190582016-09-26T13:24:27.487+10:002016-09-26T13:24:27.487+10:00Hi Poli, thanks for stopping by. I have a soft spo...Hi Poli, thanks for stopping by. I have a soft spot for Sheikhs and Christmas too. :-) Happy reading, CC. Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-72900046660137447222016-09-26T13:23:11.386+10:002016-09-26T13:23:11.386+10:00The calm after the storm-- perfect!The calm after the storm-- perfect!Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-6275638912842014682016-09-26T06:20:44.732+10:002016-09-26T06:20:44.732+10:00Hi Clare and welcome back to the LoveCats! Thanks ...Hi Clare and welcome back to the LoveCats! Thanks so much for sharing your smooch. I love a good Christmas story!<br /><br />I also love Christmas and I suppose the most important thing for me is having family around, no matter what other traditions we have or change. Always such fun!Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-72375236851740079632016-09-25T22:13:02.463+10:002016-09-25T22:13:02.463+10:00Welcome back to the LoveCats, Clare! I'm not p...Welcome back to the LoveCats, Clare! I'm not particularly fond of Christmas pudding, but Mr Bailey is, so we always have one. Usually store bought, I'm afraid to say. Maybe this year I should try to make one...Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-61916612384996118792016-09-25T21:38:44.883+10:002016-09-25T21:38:44.883+10:00Fabulous smooch, Clare. Really enjoyed it.
We alw...Fabulous smooch, Clare. Really enjoyed it.<br /><br />We always have a champagne Christmas breakfast whilst opening all the presents. Nice way to kick off the festivities. Jennifer St Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115014191040562984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-32974097441013721262016-09-25T21:32:00.731+10:002016-09-25T21:32:00.731+10:00Hello Clare, I enjoyed this excerpt, I love the sh...Hello Clare, I enjoyed this excerpt, I love the sheik and the Christmas. The festive that I prefer is Christmas, and even now celebrate it following the family traditions.Poli Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317605810682538682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-16785597537195574002016-09-25T20:45:35.698+10:002016-09-25T20:45:35.698+10:00Lovely excerpt, Clare! Looks like the Sparks are g...Lovely excerpt, Clare! Looks like the Sparks are gonna fly. ;-)<br /><br />Ah, Christmas. My favourite part of the day is the early evening as the day starts to wind down, and Mr Douglas and I share a bottle of something lovely and some homemade Chrissy cake. Happy sighs.Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-34433050951342723552016-09-25T20:19:06.392+10:002016-09-25T20:19:06.392+10:00Fiona, I am adopting the idea of a "piece&quo...Fiona, I am adopting the idea of a "piece". How brilliant that sounds. And your two year old will be a perfect age for Christmas morning- old enough to really understand the magic of it all. My kids always loved watching Arthur (a Christmas movie by Aardman) around that age- and they still do. Thanks for sharing. I'll think of you on Boxing Day when I'm enjoying a piece of piece :-) Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-53904367227615385152016-09-25T19:37:09.845+10:002016-09-25T19:37:09.845+10:00I love Christmas!! It's my favourite time of ...I love Christmas!! It's my favourite time of year. I love nothing more than stocking the house with delicious treats - I've already started!! First box of chocs have been purchased!! <br />On Christmas Day we have my dad over for Christmas lunch and the rest of the day is spent lounging around feeling ridiculously full..... Then managing to squeeze in yet another mince pie! <br />We have a little boy who is 2 so Christmas morning will be especially exciting this year :) My mum and step-dad moved to Scotland from Australia this year, so I'm planning on a sumptuous smoked salmon breakfast with them. <br />I think my absolute favourite is a Christmas Dinner Piece ("piece" is a sandwich in Scotland 😆). Turkey, bacon and stuffing smothered in cranberry and mayo between 2 slices of fluffy bread..... This is usually consumed at many intervals throughout Boxing Day :) fionalaird007https://www.blogger.com/profile/06246083808582944788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-43176164651660894362016-09-25T19:33:54.852+10:002016-09-25T19:33:54.852+10:00Hi Clare
Yes I do have a special recipe that is e...Hi Clare<br /><br />Yes I do have a special recipe that is easy to make I got it out of The Woman's Weekly back in 1982 :)<br /><br />Have fun<br />HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984438742736003285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-25747649375566272092016-09-25T17:35:46.490+10:002016-09-25T17:35:46.490+10:00Perfect! And sipping champagne whilst baking, I ho...Perfect! And sipping champagne whilst baking, I hope. 🍾Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-17067653241029118722016-09-25T17:34:03.888+10:002016-09-25T17:34:03.888+10:00Hi Mary, I love it! I usually make my cake in Augu...Hi Mary, I love it! I usually make my cake in August and douse it liberally with alcohol every week so it's likewise quite potent by Christmas 😬 I should clarify that the family pudding is delicious, and some clever clogs added a wine sauce at some stage, so it's got a mix of sherry and brandy over the top!Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-61725598473294758132016-09-25T17:28:02.710+10:002016-09-25T17:28:02.710+10:00Hi Sarah, those are pretty special traditions. Sea...Hi Sarah, those are pretty special traditions. Seafood feast, yes please!! 🐟🦀🐠Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-54778201631947457662016-09-25T17:21:42.786+10:002016-09-25T17:21:42.786+10:00Hi Clare, I am really enjoying your books and wit...Hi Clare, I am really enjoying your books and with Christmas fast approaching I cannot wait to read "A Casacelli for Christmas".<br /><br />Much like Arlene, my husband and I moved overseas about 5 years ago and big Christmases with extended family are not always do-able. However, now with 2 littlies of our own we are forging our own Christmas traditions. We own a dairy farm so Christmas Day consists of filling in the time between milkings with presents, a seafood feast and water balloon fights on the lawn. I want my boys to love Christmas despite us having to work on the day.<br /><br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13967225909007467826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-63859455986266128882016-09-25T16:35:59.666+10:002016-09-25T16:35:59.666+10:00Traditions are very important.
I agree on the win...Traditions are very important.<br /><br />I agree on the wine. My family seems to put it in everything we cook during the Christmas period. Well, wine or brandy or rum. My sisters rum balls are POTENT!!Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-80006692203234695282016-09-25T15:59:14.365+10:002016-09-25T15:59:14.365+10:00Oh I love Xmas :-)
I always make the Christmas pud...Oh I love Xmas :-)<br />I always make the Christmas pudding for Xmas lunch in my house, Clare. It's my hubby's granny's recipe - but I soak that fruit in a shit tonne of booze. None of this OJ crap!Amy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-86551303865397460692016-09-25T15:22:51.052+10:002016-09-25T15:22:51.052+10:00Oh! Cookies are lovely though, and such fun to dec...Oh! Cookies are lovely though, and such fun to decorate. I bet they make great gifts too! As for your Christmas Eve feast... woah! That sounds like food overload, aka perfection 😂🎄Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-64207994111025895372016-09-25T14:10:01.564+10:002016-09-25T14:10:01.564+10:00Oooh a Christmas anthology! <3 what a treat Cla...Oooh a Christmas anthology! <3 what a treat Clare! And I love the idea of making wreaths - so magical! <br />Growing up my Nan would spend forever making Christmas puddings - which I never understood because I can't stand them! (I know! Worst grandchild!) that hasn't changed, so I prefer to bake my favourite sugar cookies and decorate them as little Christmas trees. We celebrate on Christmas Eve with my inlaws in a gigantic German-esque feast (schnitzels as well as roast lamb, chicken, turkey and a leg of ham?! Sure!) and Christmas Day is either spent quietly at home, dinner with friends or travelling interstate with my family! Always busy!<br />Cheray xCheray Natalie...https://www.blogger.com/profile/01420708377938731709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-21839653438464831382016-09-25T12:08:18.164+10:002016-09-25T12:08:18.164+10:00I love that-- what a great tradition! I bet it'...I love that-- what a great tradition! I bet it's a highlight for the kids. 🎅Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-49959033806529278532016-09-25T10:38:15.620+10:002016-09-25T10:38:15.620+10:00Hi Clare,
Wow! Thanks for the Charlotte and Malik...Hi Clare, <br />Wow! Thanks for the Charlotte and Malik snippet! Will definitely be picking it up!<br />Christmas is the best and one of our family traditions at our big family parties involves an uncle dressing up as Santa to hand out the presents to the kids. It's a lot of fun and a bit crazy at that time of the party!Sarah Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-51647247374006510862016-09-25T09:23:25.585+10:002016-09-25T09:23:25.585+10:00That's so lovely, Lyn. Family is what it's...That's so lovely, Lyn. Family is what it's truly about. And having generations all together, marking the festive season? Just beautiful. Thanks for posting. 🎄Clare Connellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284821138196684053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-73027798082901471532016-09-25T09:20:18.503+10:002016-09-25T09:20:18.503+10:00my family & friends meet at my house a few wee...my family & friends meet at my house a few weeks before Christmas each year ---my 2 great-grand children start to get excited about November wanting to know what day we are having it --the review has made me want to read this book-----Lyn Wlynwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594519028623639124noreply@blogger.com