It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

This is the sum total of today's work but at last the hall is decked with boughs of holly, the mantelpiece is decorated, the wreath is outside the front door and tomorrow HG will collect our Christmas tree - real, of course. I try to create a children's corner in our conservatory (well away from the grown ups!) with little lit houses and irritating Santa's that wiz round and round and round chimneys and the grandchildren are allowed to let their imaginations run riot. I ask them simply to be careful as the pieces are delicate and won't can't be replaced. For the most part, they accept the deal and play quietly for hours. It's pure magic!