I helped him eat his Christmas lunch,
The turkey turned out well,
The kitchen, redolent by noon,
With its delicious smell.
The Yorkshire pud all fluffy
And the roasties golden brown…
When asked if I was going to share
I couldn’t turn him down…
The Christmas pud was boozy
Full of cherries, steeped in brandy
… He thought a pint of custard
Might just well come in handy…
I’d baked a batch of fresh mince pies
Before the sun was rising
And with the sausage rolls I’d made,
The rest was not surprising…
I ate the after-dinner mints
As peppermint was needed
To combat overeating
And the calories exceeded.
Though Christmas comes but once a year
For tastebuds it’s a riot,
But come new year, I guess
That I’ll be going on a diet 😉
Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
It’s one time a year. Enjoy.
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Just as well for what’s left of my waistline 🙂
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You’ve all year to bring it back. ❤️
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I may need it 😉
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Lol! 😃😂
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Love it!
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😀
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Yep!
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🙂
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Oh, diet… Indeed… Needed here too!
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We will not be alone 😉
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Of that, I am sure!
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My advice, don’t step foot on the scales just yet…
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I never do 😉
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Made me smile 🙂
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That’s the idea 🙂
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🙂
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Christmas is always a time that we overeat and let go of self imposed restrictions.
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That is no bad thing, once in a while 😉
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I am salivating and thinking of leftovers . . .
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Leftovers were lunch today 🙂
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How come it goes on so much faster than it comes off?
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I know!One day’s mild over-indulgence equals months of abstinence… so unfair 😉
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I have to admit my over-indulgence was not really mild 🙂 But still. And there are still leftovers which can’t be wasted.
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Thankfully, between Nick and Ani, there is nothing left for me 😉
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Out dinner guests couldn’t make it at the last minute so there was so much food for just the two of us (and a dog). My jeans feel a bit tight today. Oh well, pass the trifle.
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Ooh… I forgot to make trifle… 😦
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There should be NO guilt for the Christmas feast! And the leftovers can feed you for a week!
I made a figgy pudding this year- way too sweet – will try a Christmas pud next year. Don’t worry about the lbs. You will walk it off – Ani will make sure of that!
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To be fair, I didn’t eat all that much… just more than I’m used to 😉
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Heh, feeling kinda overstuffed here too … and we’ve got one more family ‘do’ to attend this afternoon … wish us luck! 😀
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Oh dear…
Enjoy 😀
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It was low-key fun but we were sooooooo glad to be home, put the kettle on, put our feet up and not move for a couple of hours. 🙂
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That’s always the best bit 🙂
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How to make Christmas more colourful? Dye it!
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😀
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Diet is a four letter word…… F O O D
Know where you’re coming from Sue. Mine starts tomorrow.
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It is around here too… I can’t eat much less than I usually do 😉
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The good news is that all but the Christmas cake and 2 small pudding have gone. The bad news is we ate them all!
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I didn’t even make a Christmas cake this year, but I blame Nick for the huge pudding we had to eat between us 😉
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I cheated and bought mine. We are discovering more and more of Hubby’s favourite foods are triggers for reflux, so after New Year, we will not be having so much.
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I would too, these days… and not so much for similar reasons 😉
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I still have three parties to go to… diet, what diet?? 😉
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How wonderful! Enjoy 🙂
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Thanks, I’ll try not to eat too much. 😉
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That leaves it open to interpretation 😉
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First, love the cartoon. It well describes my birds. Second, everyone seems to be able to find or make mince pie except me. No one sells them, at least not here in the Blackstone Valley. The price of buying mince online is very expensive. I used to make fruitcake, but the amount of dried fruit I needed got to be a bit pricey. More than a bit. But Garry LOVES mince pie and fruitcake — and we can’t get either one!
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That’s terrible! You have to have mince pies at Christmas!
For the fruit cake though, I have a much cheaper recipe, passed down from my great granny…https://wp.me/p1wss8-gLo
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We will have lots of company after the New Year.
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That sounds good 🙂
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Lol Sue so true and lovely 💜
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😀 xx
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💜
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Oh my, Sue, this is just so funny. I never overeat, I am afraid, not even at Christmas time. I am such a disciplined soldier.
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Overeating for me doesn’t take much as I tend to eat very little… so a full meal was way too much 😉
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Wonderful!
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Thanks, Danny 🙂
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Reblogged this on Daniel Kemp and commented:
A witty Christmas meal
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LOL! That’s me… on a diet the first of the year! Actually, I started early. Too much good food. A happy and healthy New Year to you, Sue. ❤
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Happy New Year, Colleen ❤
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Happy New Year (Decade)! May our blessings keep us on the straight and narrow. ❤
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Sounds like a worthy Christmas Dinner to write and ode to….and hang the diet in the New Year…love it.xxx
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I enjoyed it…and so did Nick 😉 xx
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