My family has all left the house...so there is only my dh and I here. They went to look at cars...I was lucky and stayed back! Yeah...quiet...I can only here the fridge running and the tick tocks of the clocks...
Well, I have my goodie baskets all made up and ready to deliver tomorrow. I have a bit of fancy cooking to do tomorrow's party and one garland that may or may not get put up. I really think I'm ready.
Right now I'm going to sip a Scotch enjoying the tree and listen to the Christmas Oratorio. Some composer, that Bach guy!
Hmmm, that's the second time you have mentioned those clocks, Cathy.
Get the feeling they are going to drive you nuts in the next couple of days?
Yeah I am wondering the same thing. Lucky I can't hear them in my bedroom. But this afternoon I was laying on the couch trying to relax when the top of an hour came...I counted 6 DIFFERENT bells or chimes or whatever. Hummmm I'll try not to mention them anymore.
My MIL has a similar fascination with clocks, only hers are those ones that have animal sounds on the hour. She has birds, dogs, cats, & horses and has them set to go off consecutively so we can all hear all of the sounds separately
Ronni, that sounds... awful, actually!!! Having all of Old McDonalds Farm every hour on the hour - horrendous. Does that happen all night as well?
My BF has a cuckoo clock and whenever I stay with him I make him turn it off, the ticking alone drives me buggy, never mind that demented little bird popping out every hour to hoot at ya!
Ruth, I'll join you on the Christmas Oratorio, I love Bach.
Have you tried some stuff by Locatelli? If you like Bach, you'll like his music as well.
Thanks, Dutchgirl. I'll try it out. I may have some somewhere - my husband had an incredible music collection.
It's Christmas Eve and I am darn glad my gifts were all wrapped early. Several "musts" on the list, Church at 7:30 and then a big party here. Tomorrow dinner out of town and then on Saturday three friends arrive from NJ for a visit. 'Tis the season!
Ruth (Ruthxxx) - if you can't reach your stereo system, here's a neat (free and legal) mp3 recording of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah to listen to while waiting for someone to do their job and finish this thread.
Bargoo, Ms. TNT has been glaringly absent lately. Or is she just lurking?
Or are we not good enough for her anymore? Operator, where are you, woman? We miss you!
It's over. Finished my Christmas shopping by 3pm local time today. Was wished Merry Christmas by a Hindu shopkeeper. I didn't know what holiday to wish him in return.
Now to wrap. Have an hour before everyone gets here. Gotta hustle, LOL.
Handel - while waiting
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