Christmas progress!

[Enfys]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

[Gemini]

Ooh it does Enfys! Beautiful

[Gemini]

All Christmas cards written!
Addressing and buying stamps to do over the next couple of days.

[Qwerty]

Enfys the tree looks fab is it in the lounge or hall? Just being nosey, mine will go up next w/e just give it a shake and voila it’s decorated and lit , if the twins go home early tomorrow I will write my xmas cards and wrap some presents halfway with my my shopping, going on Monday with OH and on Wednesday with Dd glutton for punishment it’s usually a nice day out with Dd dont often get those times these days.

[Clover]

Pretty tree Enfys.

I finished cards today and will hopefully start on pressies tomorrow.

No tree yet.Still in it’s pot in the garden.It’s been going three years now and to be honest is getting a bit big for it’s usual spot.I really didn’t think it would last this long!

[Enfys]

It’s in the lounge, Qwerty. Just fits under the stairs (we have a loft conversion so the stairs are in the lounge). I have a smaller silver one in the conservatory.

It was a much bigger tree, a bit too big really, so we decided to,just use the top two sections and it’s perfect now. Doesn’t take up so much room.

[Daisy]

I've bought some Christmas cards, and I must get the foreign ones written and posted this week, and a birthday card to go abroad.

I asked DS2 again yesterday what the girls would like for Christmas. His answer, don't worry, Mum we've got a long list and can get them for you if you want.

[Qwerty]

I've bought some Christmas cards, and I must get the foreign ones written and posted this week, and a birthday card to go abroad.

I asked DS2 again yesterday what the girls would like for Christmas. His answer, don't worry, Mum we've got a long list and can get them for you if you want.

Well that’s what I call a bit of good luck Daisy saves you bothering , I have sent my abroad cards with my Dd and dil one parent in South Africa and one parent in Tawaiin

[Gemini]

OH, who still writes the cards for our friends who were hers originally, and for her small family, hasn't even bought any cards yet! There are 4 or 5 cards left of the many packs I bought. My cards always go into the post long before hers do

[Plantaholic]

Mine are half written but I have a bit of a dilemma, some of my friends from the past who I am only in contact with at Christmas are like me are getting older every year. I make a list for cards from the cards I receive the year before but not sure whether to stop sending to those friends from the past and never see now. I am concerned that if I do that they might think I have popped my clogs.

[ZIZI]

Plant our “oldies” the people that used to work for us and also for husband’s dad before us are getting fewer and fewer. Two are completely gone with dementia and in homes, we visited one lady last year with a plant and and card and she tried to eat the plant. The other lady was a midwife and a councillor for many years and to be honest I hate going to see what she has ended up like. One old gentleman is also in a home after having suffered a series of strokes and cannot speak. Husband says we should not go and see them this year but it seems a bit disloyal to me. There is one other lady who lives a couple of miles away. She is over 80 and apart from arthritis in her hands appears to be healthy. We speak to her regularly.

All main presents ordered for little people (or not so little these days), Amazon voucher received yesterday, Sadie’s coat should be here tomorrow and now am just waiting for the bo for the cash for Joe. Joe is in to smellies now (and girls I think one goes with the other) so bought him some Ted Baker stuff - he is like his father, has to be designer names don’t you know! Got to get a couple of bits for the others, put the wine and stuff in the baskets and wrap and I am done. Relatives in Wales have their parcel as I sent it before we went away.

[Qwerty]

Cards written that’s all I am saying

[Gemini]

Cards written (still to be addressed and posted) Christmas tree bought and waiting in garage , Christmas cake made. I have a spare hour now, I will do a little wrapping, I did some last night too.

[Daisy]

I wrote Christmas cards to the friends I was seeing for lunch today and handed them out. We've received about 8 or 9 cards so far.

I'll get started on the rest this week-end, as we have the GSs plus dog for a sleepover next week-end.

[Qwerty]

Decs are up driven me crackers pardon the pun, tree fell over, drawing pins falling out just seemed to take so long tried to decorate each room bah humbug, some of these decks are not going back in their box next year , pics for your perusal 🤪