A Postcard A Day - Friday 27 December 2024 - Friday Smiles

 Hello lovely peeps,

Have you had a lovely Christmas? I have had a great time. 

Let me show you my card before I tell you about my Christmas.

It was sent by Betty from Germany. She writes that the weather is cold and foggy and that she was planning on doing Christmas shopping and after that perhaps a movie.

The  stamps were fun and she had added an extra sticker :

So I was a little busy before Christmas as most of my presents were home made, baked or cooked so had to be done as close to Christmas as possible. But even that was fun as I like baking. For Christmas Eve I made a Tarta a Tres Chocolates:

Which is made of dark, milk and white chocolate, with heavy cream, sugar and 'cuajada' (curd). We can buy curd in sachets and using curd means one layer will 'set' in the fridge while I prepare the next. This makes it an easy dessert to make. It cuts easily into wedges. It's delicious and everyone likes it.

I spent Christmas Eve with my friends David and Patricia and their family:

Here they are with their three sons. The one on the left lives in my house (as a lodger in the upstairs flat), the two on the right live in Barcelona and Madrid respectively.

Here I am with Patricia and her (possible) sister-in-law. I'm wearing the Christmas jumper that was too long and I spent a good amount of time shortening it by hand.

David and his wife are originally from Mexico. They emigrated to Seattle when they were younger and the three boys were born in the US and they all speak English fluently. Her brother was over from Seattle and together they made 'Tamales':

They were wrapped in banana leaves and inside was this:

It had a sort of pulled pork inside a dough made of corn. It was served after the meal which consisted of salmon with a pasta salad, then rolled pork with a salad. Really special. 

I'll leave it at this, as there won't be much going on blogwise this week. But of course I'll add some funnies at the end.

Have a lovely weekend,

Hugs,

Lisca