24th December: The Final Preparations

Picture 1: Orlando has loved all 11 of his Christmases so far!

Picture 2: And another crazy Orlando tail! 

Picture 3: You always expect something to go wrong on Christmas Eve - this year it was a leaky radiator! The engineer is coming tomorrow morning!

Picture 4: The Christmas cake!

Picture 5: It's that weasel-y day!

Picture 6: There was a lake across the road this morning.

Picture 7: Dad loves watching the NORAD Santa Tracker!

Picture 8: We went out to deliver Christmas cards to neighbours this afternoon.

Picture 9: These little dishes were a gift from Lydia. They always make an appearance at this time of year.

Picture 10: the first view of the morning on Christmas Eve!

Picture 11: the sunlight through the window... very different from yesterday but just as lovely!

Picture 12: sun rays over Stempster as we came back from delivering cards

Picture 13: the little tree in the Sitting Room looks even better on Christmas Eve!

Picture 14: This is the dog's Christmas Breakfast - I had great fun making it for them. 

Picture 15: Clem and I working on the human rice salad.

Picture 16: A Christmas plate from 1976 - the year our family was formed 🥰

Picture 17: The crib always looks at its best on Christmas Eve, and taking a moment to admire its magic is a must!

Picture 18: Admiring the reflections and the brilliant moon illuminating the bare trees outside.

Picture 19: The three of us on our Christmas card delivering, with the flooded river behind us.

Picture 20: The sun setting on Christmas Eve. There is something wonderful about knowing it will next be rising full of hope and promise on Christmas Day.

Picture 21: And speaking of hope and promise, there were signs all over Stempster today!

Picture 22: A glass of lights and liqueur.

Picture 23: The Pork Pie looks amazing! I wish we could share the smell though because that is out of this world! 

Picture 24: Look who I found! Pig In Blanket is visiting the nativity scene, too.

And that is us at 300 Pictures - right in time for Christmas!
Merry Christmas from all three of us.