Taking a rest!

Mine are all staying up till Twelfth Night, and I’m not looking forward to taking them down even then. We said yesterday how welcoming it was to see the tree sparkling in the window as we drove down the street after a long day out. I’m going to miss it all!

Took them down yesterday. Just wrestled them all into boxes. Now glaring at the loft ladder willing it to turn into an escalator. Magic wand anyone?

My husband and son were always keen to have the decorations put up and even helped a little. When it came to taking them down it was a different matter!

Now I'm on my own, the only sign I have that it is Christmas is the cards and they were tidied away the day after Boxing Day!

I took down my few decorations a few days ago but they are still waiting to go back into the loft. On the other hand I have put up some silver filigree year-round fairy lights which were a present. They cheer the place up. The Kasbah glass ones are on the bannister awaiting an organza sari from India with which I plan to do something artistic despite not having an artistic bone on my body!
I have enjoyed the solar lights in my garden so my neighbour gave me these indoor sets.

All decorations both inside and outside (for grandchild) now removed and back in storage ready for next year. What a relief. Now to get down to the hoovering and cleaning to get rid of bits of tree etc from floors. I’m not the biggest of Christmas fans, it’s just too much disruption for me but I love the reasons behind it and the children’s excitement, taking them to see Santa etc. One more family gathering. At least it’s not me hosting this time ?