Tuesday, 11 December 2018

It's Christmas! (Well almost)

If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook you will already have seen these but I appreciate some folk only look at my blog so I'm posting them here as well.

First job - clear the window-ledges and floor.


Start putting up Christmas cards.


Put out decorations on the window ledges.




Then the tree goes up.


Sorting the tree lights out takes hours - only to discover they weren't working.


Off to the shops for some new lights.


Then the tinsel and baubles go on.



A few early presents go under the tree.


An, of course, the mistletoe finds a place,


And when it goes dark (sorry about quality of photo) we have this -



Posted by Scriptor Senex at 16:30

11 comments:

  1. Jill11 December 2018 at 17:08

    Love your collections and your tree is beautiful. I gave up on stringing lights years ago and got a pre-lit tree; saves on your nerves.

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  2. Librarian11 December 2018 at 18:02

    Thanks for this step-by-step account of your decorating :-) I love this, it is almost as if we were there with you! And I am one of those who only look at your blog, since I am neither on facebook nor on insta.
    How do the cats react to the tinsel and baubles?

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    1. Scriptor Senex16 December 2018 at 09:30

      The cats leave the tree alone (touch wood) despite the fact that one of their playthings is a silky bauble left out by mistake after all the decorations came down last year.

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  3. messymimi11 December 2018 at 23:29

    Awww! Beautiful. As one of those who has never gotten around to joining most social media sites, i thank you for posting it here.

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  4. A Brit in Tennessee12 December 2018 at 00:24

    Looks so festive and inviting !
    I've just mailed my Christmas cards off to Blighty, I hope it's not too late.
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you.
    Jo


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  5. Tabor12 December 2018 at 10:06

    Merry, merry Christmas to you. Lovely tree in the lights.

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  6. Helen12 December 2018 at 13:32

    Lovely. We lost a couple of sets of lights since last year too and yet the ones I have from 20 years ago work just fine!

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  7. yaya13 December 2018 at 03:10

    Your decorations are beautiful! Merry (almost) Christmas!

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  8. Jenny Woolf13 December 2018 at 17:06

    Thank you for your card, john, I am trying to get down to mine! Hopefully tonight.....!

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  9. Marcheline14 December 2018 at 10:10

    Ooooh, thanks for sharing! It's so neat to see into other folks' Yuletide rituals. Glad you got your lights sorted! It's always an adventure, finding out which ones will work this year...

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  10. Jennytc14 December 2018 at 10:39

    Lovely! I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Lights are so cheering at this dark time of year.

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