Thankfully, I woke this morning to find that most of the snow had thawed overnight, leaving the roads clear once again. The garden is still looking rather white, however, and as the temperatures are forecast to drop below freezing tonight, I expect there will be some patches of ice to contend with tomorrow.
It has been a beautiful day. The sun shone and the sky was blue. I managed to find time to hand deliver several of my Christmas cards this morning, and I took another handful to the Post Office, feeling quite pleased with myself for being much more organised this year.
At work this afternoon , myself and a colleague were given the wonderful task of decorating the tree. It was a lot of fun to do, especially as it is a real tree, and this year it is a respectable size. I spent a lot of time up a ladder in order to reach the higher branches, but even then I still struggled to get the star on the very top. Luckily I have fairly long arms and a blatant disregard for my own personal safety :)
I'm looking forward to decorating our own tree, although I'm undecided as to whether it should be done before the weekend or early next week, by which time we should have a new ornament for it. The small kitchen tree is already looking lovely, decorated with bells and stars.
Oh, and I promised an updated photograph of the wreath with the holly added. I definitely prefer it with the red berries.
J. X
I liked your wreath yesterday, but it does look so festive with the added addition of the red berries.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I do think it looks much nicer now that I've added the holly. X
DeleteBeautiful
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debby. X
DeleteThe berries really lift it - beautiful. xx
ReplyDeleteThey add the finishing touch. X
DeleteI agree, the red berries make all the difference to your wreath.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. Now when I look at the earlier photograph the wreath appears unfinished. X
DeleteThe wreath is beautiful and yes the red berries really make it stand out. I'm pleased you survived the tree decorating, I hope someone held the ladder while you were up there. x
ReplyDeleteThank you. Linda. And no, they did not! X
DeleteYes, I agree. Yesterday the wreath was lovely, today even better The berries look great.
ReplyDeleteWe have two Christmas trees in this house both up with lights but nothing else yet. Maybe decorating at the weekend. Have a good day x
Thank you, Beverley. I think the added pop of colour really makes the wreath.
DeleteI think we'll leave decorating the main tree until after the weekend now. X
I bet you had fun decorating that tree which I’m sure will be much appreciated. B x
ReplyDeleteIt was a lot of fun, Barbara, and everyone who has seen it has said how lovely it looks. Xx
DeleteThat wreath is absolutely beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pat. X
DeleteThe wreath looks even more beautiful with the red berries. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bless, I think so too. And I do like the traditional red. X
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