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I'd need a lottery win for the things on my wish list.

Am I seeing this correctly? The OP is the apparently associated with an outdoors shop in Toronto and with their first post asks about where to catch OOS fish, let's say any fish...all the while attempting to get a plug in for their store?

I'm surprised he hasn't friended you yet.

Great montage for your year. Your girl is sure growing up fast.

Looks like fun. We had our first ice outing with the grandkids Caught a few dinks and a migraine. Best moment was DeeDee getting her foot stuck in the hole

Crazy 3rd period

We get them down our way on occasion. Usually in the later part of the ice season on flats just off a point.

Was good to see the old diehards and share a pint or two. The crowd just keeps getting smaller every year. Pretty soon we'll be down to a couple of old timers on a park bench with a brown paper bag

You're not gonna drink cold beer with those wings are ya??

Some of us simply inhale

 

 

do you have a recipe or ability to make traditional Finnish pancakes?

 

dipping pulla in coffee was a childhood favourite.

I will get the recipe from my mother. It is something I have not interfered with, myself, as that is Mother's special dish

Nothing like my Gram's recipes from home. I grew up in her kitchen learning all the nuances to making good pulla, both as a coffee bread and as a decadent sticky bun. As far back as I can remember, Gram always took time to teach me how to braid so I could make my own tea ring every year.Just can't cheap out on the quantities of butter and cardamom. And the final proof to a good dough was in getting that perfectly smooth satiny texture

There is also no such thing as old, stale pulla. Just slice it thin and toastin the oven to make rusks for dipping in the tea.

May just have to make some sticky buns for New Years

Today is the big dinner. Could not get the family all together til now.

We start of with a turkey complete with stuffing and gravy. Fresh baked rolls. Turnip casserole, creamed onions and sweet squash casserole, broccoli and a mountain of whipped potatoes. Dessert will be homemade cherry or pumpkin pies and a jar of elderberry brandy for toasting.

You will be head over heels in love for the rest of your days my friend. There is no feeling like it.

Day 2 of the feast is now in the history books.

We started with a cold plate with 3 different salamis, wurst, brie and 4 other northern cheeses. Plus a plate with 4 different spreads and breads. Don't forget the shrimp.

This was followed by baked spring rolls, egg rolls, mozzarella rolls, chicken breast and quiche pies.

Dessert was Finnish cookies and pulla.

Now to wash it all down with some good old domestic brews.

We had the 4 little darlings up at 6 am. After all it takes 3 hours to get through everything. The wee ones don't know how to rip and tear yet

IF a diet of milk and cookies can't kill Santa, nothing can

And the feasting begins. Must admit we are truly blessed in this land, both in the blessings of family and the bounty on our table.

Christmas Eve is all comfort foods.

Moose sausage, piggies in a blanket, dried sausage, prosciutto and cheeses aplenty, jalapeno poppers with crab, and devilled eggs. Washed down with some beer, and elderberry brandy. Assorted cakes and cookies for dessert.

After that we drove to the Falls to take in the Christmas light displays.

My son registered this morning. No problem

A couple of fellas I know used Lucky Sons on Simcoe. Said they were pretty good.

Bruce, I feel for you our Eve is of a seafood kind, Nothing that I have caught with a pasta dish to start, after the seafood we go to fruit , and sweats. Torrone and stuff. Espresso . . .

I have 3 of my kids and 5 grands

Sunday we are at my daughter's who didn't attend the eve, first time in 8 years.

 

hope the weather is for us and enjoy the family time. keep safe if you are out. I have to drive Sunday

I've celebrated a couple of Italian Christmases up in the Soo. On the Eve there is no meat. Lots of Bacala, shrimp and lobster tails and a hearty serving of Polenta, washed down with copious amounts of wine. A Christmas day feast of a roast pig and side dishes beyond counting. I think it took us 2 hours to get through the dinner. To help with the digestion we would go for a caminata with a couple of bottles of wine. Then we would settle down to the desserts

From my family to all here at the extended OFC family, Hyyvaa Joulua ja Onnea Udele.

Mine already arrived in the mail.

As I am already blessed with a large, beautiful and healthy family, I can't really hope for more. We have a nice warm home and a well stocked larder. We want for little.

I don't usually ask for stuff myself. It's stuff for the family. Like the big family size ice pop-up that is supposed to be going under the tree.

If I were to self indulge... Maybe a flasher for the ice. A fishing charter somewhere. A lakeside cabin for a weekend?

Nothing ready in Niagara. I''l be hunting open water for perch this week.

Works for me and the Mrs.