It’s Starting to Look and Taste a Lot Like Christmas

We undertook the task of putting up all the Christmas decorations, both inside and out, at the start of the month, so it is about time I shared how things look.

Firstly, outside.

Our street is one of the most lit up in town, and as we are the first house you see, we have to do our little bit, although it is nothing compared to others further along.

Now, please come inside.

The entry.

The lounge room.

Our main tree with oodles of lights and decorations with special memories.  I’ve had the little Santa on the lounge since I was a little kid.

Our three wise men and shepherd.

Big Ted looks after the little Christmas teddies and this year is donning Mick’s Santa hat to keep in the spirit of things.

The new addition this year is the lovely old vintage Christmas picture story book, found at an op shop.

It has a lovely story and is in beautiful condition.  Surprisingly, it was printed in Melbourne, but there is no date on it.

 The sitting and dining room.

Our tree with the special and hand made decorations.  So many happy memories here.

There is a new addition this year, gifted from Maria.  It is so sweet.

The mantle piece.  We kept having to remove the swag and wreath to light the heater, as the weather was cold.  Hopefully, that won’t be needed again.

The kitchen.

Mick suffers the Christmas mugs for the month….just…as they are a bit high for the coffee machine, but I love them.

Finally, my tiny wee vintage Christmas fawn that I recently found.  It’s so sweet.

Mick and I had a play in the kitchen a few days ago, trying a new recipe for mince pies with a frangipani topping.  We did cheat and use frozen pastry.  They turned out rather well and will be made again.  Some left over pastry was used to make a few little turnovers.

It’s hard to believe it is only a few days until the fellow in the red suit comes down the chimney.  A day we look forward to with family.