Snowy days 2025

Time has come for the wintry days..temperature dipping. Seems everywhere in white,  taking time to clear snow in cars, delayed journeys. However its time for kids for a great fun in the winter snow , building snowmen, sledging and throwing snow balls..though snowfalls led to numerous schools closing and travellers are warned to check ahead..

Feast of Epiphany

Today celebrates the 12 days of Christmas in England and Feastcof Epiphany.

George along with me making a crown for the Epiphany King.

Decorating crown with jewels..

The time for Epiphany banquet, prepared a cinnamon crown instead of usual King crown cake. Also hid a baby Jesus medal inside  whoever receive will be the King of the day.  Mich was the one and both gro n Mich celebrates their baptism day also.

Christmas Octave

Christmas 2024 was a memorable few days together with close friends. This is beautiful time realising' Word became flesh'- marking the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It was a Merry making day after Vigil mass. Invited a few friends to our house.

There were Christmas punch  cake, cinnamon rolls for the festives.

Christmas day with Thomas family. 

On boring day, we spent time with homeschoolers in Nottingham. 

Feast of St Lucy

Advent saints are a nice way to celebrate at home. On 13th December is the Feast of St Lucy. She is 3rd century early marter who died because she was a Christian. One of the legend says, her eyes were scraped and still regain her sight. St Lucy was from Cicily in Italy .

There are some beautiful ways this feast is celebrated especially in Sweden. Eldest girls with lighted candle and white gown n sashes dressed up and serve tea or coffee. Today is the day we can put Christmas lights on.Lucia means light  ideal day to roam and watch lights around.

Saffron buns can be baked and known as lusser kats. Instead we baked cinnamon rolls to mark the day.

      St Lucy pray for us.

Season of advent

Advent is on. It is a time of waiting. Advent means to come. Over the years  we used different traditions at home,preparing Advent wreath eith hollies , fir leaves and candles. 

On 6th Dec, the feast of St Nicholas falls. Gifts were ready for the kids when they woke just reminding of St Nicholas kindnes during the restive season.

I was busy with something else  so little children prepared Advent calendars themselves and hung on the fire place. 

Another one is Jesse tree reminds of the lineage of Christ from the promise of Ssviour uptlll the birth.

Last weekend was busy in Derby as part of Committment day .

Also this weekend the same thing happening in Germany and Jobychayan went to Germany.

Now a days, all blog snaps getting muddled up, couldn't find the reason why it's recurring problems, photos are muddled up. Need to find out why?

Birthday My Hubby

It was Jobycha birthday and we kind of had a quiet day.Invited two of our friends. 

Annu made vanilla sponge cake and came out so yummy. All gifted and made their own home made cards. Donor kebab was the favourite for this birthday and thought to dine at home instead of going out..

Wedding Memoirs 2024

Nov 9th was a graceful day in our cousin's family, also for us. Wedding day celebration was grande . It was held in Bedford  Christ the King. It was an auspicious day with Holy Mass, wedding ceremony and welcomed groom n bride with confetti . Many  far and near relatives from India n USA joined for the big day. ...Bride is Antonio and groom is Mathews.

 

Following that was the evening function in Wayes, in Crystal centre. Everything was awesome,   beautiful dances,  champagne, decors,  mix of asian foods,  famílies,  wedding snaps, speeches and so on . 

Some personal moments and snaps.