The best and worst Christmas Presents

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

This year, because we are all grown ups and have got most of the toys we want already, we decided to have a white elephant. This meant we had presents to put under the ‘tree’ and open after Santa had passed our house. To be honest, we did wonder how he was going to get through the door of our wood burning stove.

Our tree this year was a work of art. After considering £60 too high for something we would use for less than a week, we made our own by weaving ivy around a conical plant support from the garden. With rosemary branches poking out to look and smell like the real thing, it was remarkably effective, especially after a large pile of Christmas presents surrounded it. (more…)