It’s that time of the year again: the annual Nagi-Dozer Christmas Selfie (Fail!). Intentions were better than usual. Execution was about the same. Take a peek in my camera roll!
Annual Christmas Selfie (fail) 2022
Every year I swear to myself that this is the year I’m going to plan and take a FABULOUS Christmas photo of Dozer and myself to share with you.
There was chatter about it. Ideas were thrown around. Scouted around online for Dozer Christmas outfits. There was even talk about sneaking Dozer into the shopping centre to use the Santa set!
Then here we are on Christmas Eve, and as I have every other year, I’ve found myself in a fluster, stuck for ideas for a creative, fun photo. So as I do every year, I just grabbed my iPhone, grabbed Dozer, used some chicken as bait and started snapping away.
Here’s what went down!
A peek in my camera roll
Challenge #1: sleepy model. 2 hours at the beach will do that to you.
Solution attempt: I’ll lie down next to him! Except…. not so Christmas cheery with a dozing Dozer beside me….
Getting hot and sunny outside – let’s try it indoors. Except…. model is feeling slothy. Let me try to heave him up for the shot…….
Mmmm nope. Not happening, just looks like exactly what’s happening – me trying to haul up a 40kg dog!! Try again…..
Oomph. He’s too heavy! I can’t.
Starting to get frustrated…….
….wondering if all I’ll have to share with you is his hat peeking out from behind the kitchen bench…..
…….or maybe some excellent snaps of one of his best features:
Then at last! With the help of a little chicken, he finally popped up just as the timer went off!
YAY – an acceptable photo to say MERRY CHRISTMAS! Wishing you happy holidays filled with delicious food!
I’ll be taking some time out for the next few days but I will be back after Christmas to share something special to ring in the new year. Any urgent recipe questions, please leave them on the recipe in the comments section as I will check in occasionally.
Merry Christmas!!!
Lots of love,
Nagi & Dozer x
You guys are like a glass of champagne. Merry Xmas🍾.
You’re both just so cute! Merry Christmas!
You deserve a good , fun break Nagi.
Have a merry merry Christmas🎅
Enjoy
Luv luv 🧡 your photos esp. Dozer at the beach🐾
Big hugs from slushy Vancouver, Canada 🥶
Cannot wait to receive your cookbook!
A very Merry Christmas to fabulous you and equally fabulous Dozer. Counting the weeks until your book launches in Canada, and in the meantime, I always manage to find something tantalizing on your site. What a gift you are to home cooking!
Merry Xmas Nagi and Dozer. Enjoy your special day with family and friends.
Congrats on the success of your book, which I just love. Good luck for 2023
Merry Christmas and a Happy, Safe and Prosperous New Year…
Both you and Dozer deserve a break…enjoy
😘 Debi
Merry Christmas Nagi and Dozer. I already have your book so my family will be enjoying your lemon cheesecake for dessert at Christmas lunch. I licked the spatula, the lemoncurd topping is delicious. 😛 Enjoy your break.
Merry Christmas Nagi and Dozer. Thank you for having me be exciting about cooking again and giving me all the tips and trick as well as no fail recipes so I can win at it. Elissa x
Happy holidays Nagi & Dozer, still using your book and having Thai chicken satay skewers tonight. Be lucky in 2023!
Honestly Nagi … you are the best … and “little” Dozer is second best! I really do love your emails, and whilst I don’t know you personally, I feel like you are talking right at me. Nagi, I have made your mini cheesecakes for our Christmas Eve gathering and they are amazing … worked out exactly as you suggested in your recipe, like all your recipes! Thank you for all the hard work you put in testing these recipes for us, and to Dozer for doing the important taste test. Have a truly wonderful festive season too with all you hold dear xo Gina
Merry Christmas Nagi and Dozer, wishing you good health and happiness for 2023. May you have a good rest over the holidays.
Thank you so much for your fantastic recipe and brilliant book which I love. I bought my 6 children one each for Christmas as well as some for my siblings. I absolutely love love love your recipe book and website. Thank you once again.
MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄 🎅🏻🐾🐾
Happy Holidays! Thank you Nagi and Dozer for your delightful humor and amazing recipes! Congratulations on your new and incredible book!
Merry Christmas Nagi and Dozer! ❤️❤️
Wishing a Merry Christmas to Nagi, Dozer and to all your team! Thank you for the delicious recipes and wonderful book. Looking forward to your new adventures in 2023!
Always brings a smile to my face!!! Merry Christmas Nagi & Dozer – you are such an important part of the Parkinson household. Without you we’d starve 😜
Happy holidays Nagi and Dozer, still using your book and having Thai chicken satay skewers tonight. Be lucky for 2023!
Merry Christmas from Reunion Island to you and all your loved ones. Thanks for this year with you and Dozer. You are all great 😘😘😘
Merry Christmas Nagi and Dozer and your amazing RTE family and of course your family.
What a year it’s been for you, wishing you an exciting, fun and memorable 2023
Gorgeous photos. Merry Christmas and enjoy your break!
Very best wishes for Christmas, Nagi and Dozer
Merry Christmas Dozer and Nagi.
Thank you for a wonderful year of recipes, and a fabulous book – just made your pasta salad.
Looking forward to 2023.