Christmas 2025.

[badjak]

I think those coin things are the reason I don’t like liquorice

Those are my favourites

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Those are my favourites

They were my mums too, I think she probably let me have some while I was still too small to chew them because whenever I look at them all I can think about is jaw pain!

 

[Lullabelle]

Community tree is up

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

Have bought some baubles, even though I swore I wouldn’t

This one’s for me and is probably going to end up out year round.

I get a new bauble for each of my sons and my bezzie every year.

For the boys -

And my bezzie’s done pretty well out of it because I couldn’t decide, although tbh I might just give her one a year and that’ll save me a job next time

 

[Lullabelle]

Office tree is up

 

[Lullabelle]

First day of advent calendar deliciousness

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

For whatever the reason, I'm just not in the Christmas Spirit...
I will though make a true effort in a day or two, because I know that my dearest husband loves when the house is all done up.
It's starting to feel like such a chore, because I don't get any help in either putting up or taking down everything.
I dunno ... I have "off" for the next four days, but I had plans to do some batch cooking ... I'll get it done though!

 

[TastyReuben]

It's starting to feel like such a chore, because I don't get any help in either putting up or taking down everything.

Could you and the Gal Pals help each other out with the putting up and tearing down, maybe turn it into a decorating party (or several decorating parties)?

 

[SoCalZone10]

We did buy a door wreath Monday, I like the smell of fresh evergreens, they are fragrant.
Next week we will have time go shopping for a real tree at Lowes somehow.

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Could you and the Gal Pals help each other out with the putting up and tearing down, maybe turn it into a decorating party (or several decorating parties)?

I like that idea and I was thinking along those lines.
Our Gal Pal who just moved back in after almost 5 years away in WA, loves to decorate for any and all occasions.

This is as far as I've gotten.
I saw this idea on some social media site, they're window clings on the `fridge, COOL!

Oh, and made & put up Mom's Christmas swag on her lanai railing... I made one for our house too, but I just have been so busy with... LIFE!

 

[Lullabelle]

Bit behind on my advent calendar.

 

[medtran49]

We decided to do a braised short rib dish this year. Bought the short ribs today since we went to the butcher market. Got some pork belly too.

 

[TastyReuben]

One of our Moravian stars, new this year:

 

[Lullabelle]

We went to Waitrose this morning, picked up some bits for Christmas, now in the freezer.

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

I decided that I needed to get into gear!

I got most of what I wanted to do outside done today.
Alot of this is DIY.