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Christmas Tree and Christmas Slippers

I was asked to show more of our Christmas tree by a fellow blogger. Here it is, a ‘silver birch’ which folds away all year, has little lights along each branch, is decorated with angels collected on all our trips abroad and a few treasures from my Mum’s collection and which is simple and easy.  I did love the days when we had a big, real tree, one which we, all wrapped up in cosy clothes,  chose from the farm.  I loved the smell when it was indoors and filling it with countless baubles with the help of our four lovely little people.  Those lovely little people are now all grown up with their own families and have arrived this afternoon ready for party time.

I love my Christmas slipper socks,  warm and full of colour.

We are postponing the three generation birthday party to New Year’s Day instead of Eve, in the hope that the antibiotics I have been given today will have kicked in  and I’ll be able to be the life and soul of the party!

 

Christmas Topper

Just want to say what brilliant treatment we had from our surgery today. My lovely Mr S was not fit to go to see a Dr so the surgery arranged for a paramedic to come to check him out. S spent 30 mins with us and made sure all was well and left  a prescription with us. Hoping now that a corner will be turned.

 

Windows

About three weeks ago, our local builder took out our two back windows and put in the one we had been wanting for ages and just decided to get done.

What a difference the removal of a very small wall could make and what an excellent job they have done.  We’ve spent the last week decorating and we  are delighted with the result.

Daytime

My lovely Mr S has a nasty respiratory virus as I had several weeks ago. We are hoping he’s better for Christmas and much better for New Year when the whole family are coming to celebrate my 80th birthday in style. .

 

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Three Gifts – A Snowflake, Cookies and A Poem

A snowflake arrived in today’s post, beautifully crocheted and a gift from a follower. It has gone straight onto our tree.

Thank you very much Judith

Another gift came today, one we were instructed not to keep until Christmas but to consume soon.  So this evening we have each had a delicious Raspberry and White Choc Chip Cookie for dessert.

Thank you S and E, absolutely gorgeous!

A fellow Humanist has written the following poem which touched me and she kindly gave me permission to share it with you.

It’s Our Christmas Too’ by Mary Fletcher
Christmas comes just at the darkest time of year
flashing lights
a twinkling tree
some time for lovely food
for friends and family
for children to be given too much stuff
for those of us with no children
to realise what we lack.
We look forward to the New Year
warm sunshine and green shoots will come back.
Those of us that do not believe in god
and worship no one
but put our faith in hope,
In folk to do their best,
we do not go to church.
we do not believe we’ll live after we die,
But we can light a candle,
share in singing,
pass some treats around.
Its our Christmas too,
Our Solstice,
Our Midwinter,
Our humanist joy,
That celebrates and treasures
Every baby girl and boy.
Thank you, Mary.
 

Colouring, Cake and Christmas Lights

We bought a delightful Advent calendar for one of our LiveWires, the Wild Advent Colouring Book – British Wildlife Edition, and she has been sending us the pictures as she colours them in. We love her precision and care.

 

Tomorrow’s cake for the volunteers is a lemon sponge in the shape of a Christmas tree.

I’m loving the effect of my trying to take Christmas lights from a moving car, being driven by my lovely Mr S.

 

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Winter Trees, Puddle and Christmas Lights

After a delicious Christmas lunch at Trennick Mill with our friends, we drove home beside the Truro River and the winter trees stood out against the wintering sky..

Reflected in a puddle

On the Trafalgar roundabout there is a lights model of Truro Cathedral.

Nearly home, we saw a lovely nativity scene in lights.

 

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Tree, Wreath and Sunset Sky

I’ve put up our first decorations, both fabric, both beautiful gifts from family. I hang them each side of the glass in the inner door.

Tree, a gift from family in Warsaw, Poland

Wreath of fabric hearts, a gift from family in Atlanta, USA

Walking home this evening the sky was lovely, gentle pastel colours in the sky behind the Bassett Monument and the castle on Carn Brea.

 

Bloom and Decorations

Just one bloom fell off the Camellias I was given by dear friends for my birthday.

The decorations come down tomorrow so I thought I’d show you our Father Christmas collection which go on the mantelpiece and the ones in the fire place.

On the mantlepiece

Circles of greenery and red and gold

 

Pink Kiss, Garden and Cake

Before I was up this morning, my lovely Mr S took this photo of vapour trails lit up by the rising sun.

He also took an early morning photo of our back garden showing the light tree and the bauble tree.

I made a fruity Heligan Pineapple Cake today topped with the delightful Snowman and Snowdog to serve as my birthday cake tomorrow. Click the red link for the recipe.

 

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