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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

December 10, 2017 at 5:00 pm · Filed under Christmas ·Tagged Christmas, christmas tree, icicle lights, Xmas, xmas lights

Yesterday we bought our Christmas tree. We always buy a real one, a Nordman Fir so a non drop tree, put it in a stand and keep it well watered. That way it will last way past Christmas.

I love decorating the tree, this year the theme was red and gold. (Excuse the background wall, we have stripped the paper off getting ready for redecoration in the New Year).

Neil puts the lights up around the house. Firstly the icicle lights over the Inglenook.

Then the lights round the inside front door.

And over the fireplace in the lounge.

Cards all written, Christmas cake made, so just some present wrapping to do and some shopping to get in and we’ll be all ready for Christmas.

The B&B is still open over Christmas http://www.lodgehousebandbsomerset.co.uk

On making a Christmas wreath again

December 8, 2017 at 4:44 pm · Filed under B&B, Christmas, country matters ·Tagged Christmas, Christmas wreath, Xmas Bazaar, Xmas wreath

I like to make my Christmas wreath for the front door each year completely from scratch. This year 2 friends came over to make wreaths at the same time, so firstly we gathered all the foliage and willow whips from the garden.

Here are some photos of us making the wreaths this year.

To see how to make one please read my 2012 blog on the subject

https://lodgehousebandbsomerset.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/making-a-xmas-holly-wreath/

This is this year’s wreath finished and hanging on the door.

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Xmas bazaar 2017 at Buckland St Mary

November 26, 2017 at 12:23 pm · Filed under Christmas bazaar, Local community, Lodge House ·Tagged Bazaar, Bric a Brac stall, Christmas, Xmas Bazaar

Wow, only a month to Christmas and the festivities have started already. Yesterday was the Xmas Bazaar at Buckland St Mary village hall and we were on duty with the bric a brac stall again. It’s surprising what people want to get rid of and give to us to sell, some really good stuff and some really not so good!!

There were a couple of Xmas hats for sale, so I modelled one. I really thought these would sell but no luck, so I will save them for our Xmas singing at the old people’s homes.

Father Christmas was there seeing all the little children in his grotto.

There were craft stalls and raffles, tombolas and cakes, all the normal stalls.

Plus the usual afternoon tea service which always goes down well, especially with added cake!!

We made £53.55 on our stall, not a great amount but £53.55 more than if we had stayed at home. Overall £850 was raised for everyday church funds so a worthwhile effort.

The B&B is open now for bookings during December and Xmas. http://www.lodgehouse bandbsomerset.co.uk.

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Christmas walk and Christmas dinner

December 25, 2016 at 6:37 pm · Filed under Christmas, Christmas Turkey lunch, walks ·Tagged Christmas, christmas tree, Staple Hill, Walk

After breakfast and opening our presents we went for a walk up our favourite woods at Staple Hill. It was a bit drizzly but as we passed people walking their dogs (some dressed with santa collars for the occasion) we exchanged cheery greetings of Merry Christmas. They’ve thinned out some of the fir trees now and you can just see the light through them.

We came across a small tree that had been decorated with baubles by some children who had left a note on it.

We stopped to take a Xmas selfie against the backdrop of the woods.

It started to clear a bit and we got a good view to the North.

So we had a go at another selfie.

After our walk we popped into the local pub “The Candlelight” for a Christmas drink. It was heaving with people and we whiled away quite some time chatting to friends before coming home to get the dinner on. I had cooked the turkey last night and prepared the veggies this morning so there wasn’t much to do except put the potatoes in and then cook the veg. We served up turkey dinner just before 3pm.

I’m looking a bit pink from standing over a hot stove, or was it the bubbles going to my head?

It is traditional to watch the Queen give her speech so after the main course we sat and watched that, then had a little snooze (only 2 glasses of Proscecco will send me to sleep), before Christmas pud and mince pies.

A few phone and Skype calls to family and that rounded off a lovely day.

Hope you enjoyed your Christmas Day.

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Rural craft – making a Christmas Wreath

December 13, 2016 at 4:48 pm · Filed under Christmas, rural life ·Tagged Christmas, Christmas wreath, rural craft, rural pursuits, Xmas wreath

I do this every year, make a Christmas wreath. After all we have all the components down the woods. Neil picked some thin willow whips and bent them round a pail.

We gathered some greenery:- ivy with flowers on, holly, evergreen mint, fir tree and rosemary.

I started by winding some ivy round the willow whips and attaching with thin wire.

Next I added the rosemary to give the wreath a nice scent.

Then I wound some evergreen mint and some holly round the wreath to add some more green colour. However the holly didn’t half prickle my fingers!

To finish it off I add a red bow and bauble, some red berries and wound some elasticated red ribbon all the way round to help keep everything in place. We added a wire loop to hang it up and proudly displayed it on our front door.

I made another one for an elderly friend but didn’t add the holly and actually I think it is the better one. Practice makes perfect as they say.

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All ready for Christmas

December 20, 2013 at 12:52 pm · Filed under Christmas ·Tagged baubles, Christmas, Christmas preparations, christmas tree, Father Christmas, Poinsettia, ready for Christmas

Well in one week we have done all the Christmas preparations and we are now ready for Christmas. Last Friday we put up the tree. We like to buy a real one, a non drop one, preferably a growing one in a pot, but the only pots they had were really small trees so we bought this one and decorated it with gold and red.

We put up two really large baubles from the beam in the lounge.

I also hang smaller baubles above the windows.

Note the Reindeer antlers on the globe lamps, they are for wearing a bit nearer the time for a bit of silliness!!

I love to get a poinsettia at the this time of year. They are so full of colour and you must surround yourself with red at Xmas.

This chappie always comes out at Xmas time too. He was given to me by a friend I used to share a flat with many years ago, but he is my favourite Father Christmas.