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I was thinking of the Grinch carving the roast beast with this prompt, but I wrote a nice little ficlet for Watson's Woes based on a chapter of a book called The Twelve Teas of Christmas: Sharing the Season with Those You Love by Emilie Barnes.

Title: Christmas feast
Universe: ACD
Length: 500
Rating: Gen
Summary: Holmes & Watson check on Mrs. Hudson when she doesn't return from the landladies' Christmas tea.

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I like peppermint. It's one of my favorite flavors. Right now, the boys' father and I are going through a bag of peppermint mocha coffee. These peppermint embellishments were one of the main reasons I lost my bet with Minor and bought some collage stuff. They were just too pretty. And I save a small sample for next year's cards. A long time ago, a friend and former co-worker gave me the recipe for her Peppermint Party Pie which is mainly Oreos and whipped cream and marshmallow cream and crushed candy canes. [thanks to Acorn Squash for the text]





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Advent list:

1. Gingerbread day 1
2. The Nutcracker day 4
3. Hot cocoa & marshmallows
4. bells Day 11
5. Ghost stories by the fire
6. Light & darkness day 13
7. Star day 2
8. Hide & seek
9. Ornaments & tinsel Day 14
10. Christmas feast
11. Cards & tags day 10
12. Wreaths & doors
13. Angels
14. Holly & pine Day 7
15. Ribbon & bows
16. Roasted chestnuts & marzipan
17. Christmas films day 8
18. Naughty & nice day 5
19. Dickens & Clement Moore
20. Murder for Christmas
21. Icicles
22. Trains & sleighs day 9
23. Charades
24. Coffee
25. Gloves & scarves day 6
26. Change of plan & change of heart Day 15
27. Caroling Day 12
28. Silver & gold day 3
29. Peppermint Day 16
30. Wishes & wonders