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to every one of you!
Alice is humouring me for once: this is a post with lots of pictures of yours truely!
As we said around this time last year, our household does not subscribe to any traditional religion, but we still like to celebrate this point in the year. After all, it's the Solstice when we rejoice at the earth turning away from those dark nights and the sun staying over the horizon for longer: Yuletide!
Apologies, of course, to any of you from the Southern Hemisphere who're now at the height of Summer, and those unfortunate enough not to experience seasons at all, like we do here.
It's a good time to remember old friends (send cards, or an email, or even an "eCard"); to try and be generous to those we love (yes, I know, however difficult they might be at times) and donate something to those less fortunate. And I'm afraid there's never a shortage of those - so, come on, dig down, 'cause every little helps.I did my best to help with decorating the tree, honest, but I seemed to have got in a bit of a muddle and had to be rescued. Oh dear.
[Click on these tiny photos to see a bigger version, won't you.]
But it was all sorted out in the end. And Alice had managed to write and post the cards and we did get all the presents wrapped, as you can see. I have my very own special tree: I just love watching the lights twinkle like this.
Magical.
Alice's Christmas dinner wasn't as colourful this year, with only "yellow" beetroot. But she says it's less messy and just as tasty. My favourite part, however, was that hot mince pie with icecream on top, plus a couple of teaspoons of Cointreau.
Mmmmm.
The cartoon below, featuring Nemi, was in the Metro the other day - that's the free paper that's usually available on the buses, or the Tube if you're in London.
We thought it was a good note to end on.
Here's hoping you each have a good read to take to bed with you these chilly nights.
