Winter Wonderland

It's been a few hectic weeks but I've finally had some time to get some Christmas themed baking done just over a week before Christmas Day - not bad considering I don't usually do anything in preparation for Christmas. I usually find myself barely noticing the festive season, absorbed in work normally, right up until Christmas Eve and then I'm usually so exhausted on the actual day I just feel ill and want to sleep all day. Oh Christmas Joy - perhaps I'll have some of that this year!?

Here's what I got up to this weekend gone - all recipes and ideas are mine so you'll have to message if you'd like any of them for your own use :)

Wonderland assortment: gingerbread, coconut ice, flakes, icing sugar, dessicated coconut and  white chocolate. 

Home made cake ball walnut-filled butter cream coated snowman.

Here's Melt the Snowman, Gingerbread Cherub, Christmas Trees, Star, Gingerbread House and Logs + snow - great edible Christmas decorations and treats for your home, inspired by Scandinavian Christmas decorations and treats.

Word for the day

I've decided to schedule in future "word for the day" which entails me picking a word of interest for whatever reason. Could be that I find it relevant to myself, to the current issues or just simply because I think that it will be worth sharing with you.

QUIDNUNC: a busy body, or nosy person

I chose this word because I think that although I consciously try not to pry into peoples' lives I think that actually my natural nature I am extremely inquisitive, which I suppose could be interpreted as being a rather nosy wotsit! Personally, my motivation for learning more about people is that I find people generally fascinating, rather than wanting to "know the gossip".

What should be on your audio player this Christmas

I apologise that I've been quite literally AWOL these past couple of months - this is due to a horrible influx of  work that took over my spare time for personal blogging. Here I share with you what I recommend that should be part of everyone's Christmas playlist: Sufjan Stevens' Silver and Gold.

His videos are amazing and bizarre - please watch and witness the wonderful and weirdness of Stevens' creations.