Let the Baking Commence

Tis the season.... and all that jazz. This means that in amongst the other seasonal mayhem, that I have to start baking. No-one forces me to do it; while I'm sure the recipients are quite happy to get my wares (or they are excellent liars! for which I'm grateful), but they could just as happily do without, and I'm quite sure my family suffers the stress of my excess activity (sorry), but it just seems to be one of these things I have to do for it to be Christmas. With M's Festive Eve debut in "Alice the Musical" on Thursday, and a party at home on Sunday, there was nothing else for it but to get my rolling pin out and get going.