Amy......'Nah, you'll only change it all.'
And the sad thing is ....she's right. Just can't help myself.
To be perfectly honest I didn't do the best job myself this year.
I forgot to pull apart the hundreds of needle-y bits that make up the branches and couldn't understand why there were bare patches everywhere after I'd finished decorating. See what I mean....?
Nothing that some shredded tinsel-y bits won't fix though.
I'm still very partial to throwing glittery, tinsely, shiny stuff on our tree.
It's all fairly low key now compared to years gone by.
I can remember lighting candles and making everyone sing Christmas carols for two weeks prior to Christmas! What the heck was that all about!!
At this time of the year there is always a book that I buy as a treat for myself ( the library is usually my go-to place for magazines and books).
This year it was......
.....a beautiful book that tells about the journey of plants and flowers from their growers, to the flower market, to a studio and into the hands of an artist.
Inside the covers, I found this cute bookmark.
I love it!
It typifies the perfect family Christmas gathering, out in the garden under a tree, with all generations represented .....and pets.....and a bit of shenanigans.
( That'd be Flynn under the table!)
Sam, Kiann and Archer are back from Phuket.
Flynn loved his time staying at Nana Deb's in Dampier for five nights while they were away.
This is Darth Vader's spaceship apparently.
Nana Deb is still recovering as we speak.
Two little sweethearts.
My little Farmshop closed during the week.
Way too hot out there now and the poor garden is parched.
I managed to bring these glorious liliums in before the really hot weather struck. They are called ' Lambley Trumpet Strain'. They don't have the same strong smell as some of the others but are still very pretty.
Some birthday food and flowers last night.
Pippi Rose and Sunday Rose (still looking chocolatey).
With thanks to Alison for the photo.
Farmer Bill has been trying to keep the horses cool ( today has been 42 degrees).
Charity thinks it's great but Nareeda looks on from afar.
All food is given out by hand now. There is nothing for them in our paddocks.
Two Christmas photos that made me smile.....
Have a lovely Christmas break everyone, no matter what you choose to do.
And eat as much chocolate as you like.
