I am, for the first time ever, alarmingly ready for Christmas.
In fact this post has been in the planning (with all the jobs done) for almost a week and so that makes me feel even more organised-er. I have to relish these small moments...they don't happen often.
The tree is up and decorated and I have managed to find lights and some vintage baubles on Ebay to plump out our rather measly collection of decorations.
The tree is a plastic one donated to us by my parents who were donated it by someone else, who had had it in their loft for goodness knows how long and does a fabulous job considering it's age! Not sure it particularly enjoyed the move however, it did need quite a lot of resuscitation to get it looking perky....
We went to Totnes on Saturday and had a lovely afternoon moseying about, enjoying the toasty bright glow of shops relative to the cold blowy drizzle outside. Every year I look for one new decoration to add to the tree; it's so nice getting them out each Christmas and remembering where we were when I bought it, even after only 3 years! I hope in time I will have a lovely tree full of memories, this year's addition is a sweet little porcelain dove from Totnes. Shops visited, feet damp and hair decidedly hedge-ish, we went for tea and cake before facing the weather once again to return home.
All the presents are sorted and wrapped, and sitting snugly under the tree and the Christmas cards have been designed, printed and sent.
I made a panettone the other day which was absolutely delicious and has been providing Christmassy breakfasts over the weekend. I replaced the raisins with chopped dark chocolate for extra deliciousness.
Now I have a batch of mince pies to make to send to work with Edward and a few things to prepare for all our visits to friends and family next week. I'm also hoping to have time to get things ready for a couple of something-to-fiddle-with-while-watching-the-telly projects, which I will hopefully be able to blog about and inspire you to make your own too...
Good luck with all your last minute Christmas jobs!
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