Nothing goes Christmassy in my house until at least the first week of December.
Yesterday was a day to stay inside, cold and windy and feeling colder than the actual temperature on my thermometer. So what to do, Christmas decorations were found in the locker and brought upstairs. I do not have a lot of decorations, I like it that way. So, a few lights around the patio doors, they are not going to be opened anytime soon. The big glass vase, it is big, filled with mini lights and blue, burgundy and silver balls and some artificial greenery, looks quite nice if I do say so myself. Jim Shore Christmas statues I have been given over the years. Snowman designed cushion for my living room chair. Oh! also the wreath on my door. A couple of weeks ago when the weather was mild, I did put some decoration on my balcony railing.
I was speaking to a friend in the city of L yesterday afternoon, they already had 15 inches of snow on the ground, still more coming down as we spoke and it was expected to do the same overnight. So how much they have right now, more than I would even try and guess. We had some over night, no more than a couple of inches by the looks of it. We do have some sunshine today.
This weather has cancelled my lunch date with my DIL. Both my son and DIL are here to look after their two granddaughters while Mum and Dad have a mini vacation. Granddaughter A attends school, but all of them have been closed yesterday and today due to the weather. Granddaughter M goes to a child care school, it was also closed. DIL is having a couple of hectic days she was not expecting. My son always works from home, so he can ensconce himself in my grandson office and do his work. Both of them will look forward to bedtime.
Sending or receiving Christmas cards this year is not going to happen, as our postal service is on strike. In my opinion, a bad move at this time of the year as they are reporting huge numbers of money being lost, as no one is sending mail or parcels.
The cactus in my living room has decided it is almost Christmas, so starting to show buds, perfect timing. The amaryllis I received three years ago was planted early last month and is now growing by inches every week.
Have a great day
Cheers.
How lovely to have your plants blooming on cue! It's cold here but very little snow (so far, fingers crossed). The postal strike is a mixed blessing in my opinion. Postage is getting too expensive to send cards overseas but I do miss getting updates from friends abroad.
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