Again, I’m a little late. I’ve been occupied of late trying to find ‘help’ I should probably have consulted Dulwich Mum about this sort of thing, since she appears to be a pro in the help-hiring department. It’s very odd, having once been a nanny and then maternity nurse, to find yourself on the other side of the table, interviewing rather than being interviewed. But I really can’t cope any longer by myself and am lucky enough that the DH has authorised it. ‘The Girl’ started yesterday and so far so good. PD seems to have accepted her presence, WH seems to have accepted her presence and I am adapting surprisingly well, not least because she has been helping me decorate the house for Christmas, now that it’s December, and freed me up to start the annual Christmas bake-a-thon. I’ve made two Christmas puddings and no less than 68 Christmas Puddini Bonbons for the Church Christas Fayre at the weekend.
As DH pointed out though, why spend hours patiently making and steaming your own Christmas Pudding if you are then going to use a bought one to break up and make sweets with?? Good point darling, though I note that you looked a bit panicked when you thought that they were all going to the church fete!!
