We also exchanged our family gifts at that time (we draw names for it during our family getaway in May). I had one of my sisters and her family; I got each of her nine kids a little something, and made a wall hanging and quilt for the whole family. I also bought them a year-long family museum pass to all the provincial museums in Nova Scotia.
Our New Year's Day bash was great- the whole family there, about 50 in total. Dinner was filled with good food and conversation; I brought a sweet potato casserole, fruit flan, and mint chocolate squares. We also exchanged our family gifts at that time (we draw names for it during our family getaway in May). I had one of my sisters and her family; I got each of her nine kids a little something, and made a wall hanging and quilt for the whole family. I also bought them a year-long family museum pass to all the provincial museums in Nova Scotia. The sister who had my name gave me Symphony Nova Scotia tickets for their Broadway concert in the spring. This is going to be great! Probably the best gift of the day was the one which one of my other sisters- who's very musical- received: a stumpf fiddle (sometimes called a pogo cello). This is a kind of one-man-band instrument that has a large spring, a tin pan drum, a horn, a wood block, and a series of bells. The stumpf fiddle is mostly used by U.K. skiffle bands and bluegrass bands these days, one being Rend Collective, the Irish Christian folk rock group. One of their songs featuring the stumpf fiddle is below: Some of my nephews & nieces- and their parents- went to see them when they were in Halifax this year: Oh, yeah... some axe throwing was also done, and no one ended up with arterial bleeding.
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