It’s not my fault…….

The house has boxes and stock and furniture stacked in every room, today I am supposed to be sorting & tidying, I was due to tidy my desk/work area so that I can make Michael do his. I have stock to label for the Old Pill Factory, ironing, chores etc,etc.

HOWEVER, I couldn't resist starting at the end of my list first.

As Tom will probably not be here much at Christmas and his Father insists that he go to him every Christmas day (it's a control thing, he thinks that he is getting one over on me), I don't go overboard any more. I also don't believe in buying a tree for a couple of weeks that then is either composted, or palnted out in the garden, which invariably you don't actually want a conifer in the garden, this is not bah humbug, just how I see things!

So last year as we were in a rented house in Brixham it was sticks & driftwood in a large vase, the year before it was a red dogwood, which has been planted in my Mum's white garden, for winter colour.

This year we decided on a twisted hazel, again it will be planted out into one of her gardens.

I have a collection of vintage baubles and the left over ones have been layered in to a glass vase which will sit on the kitchen or coffee table (on a mirror).

I need to buy more lights as I went and found my old ones in M's shed, most are not working, I hear you say, but he is an electrician, but you know what it's like having a tradesman at home, the jobs never get done. They were old lights and I am sure that I need upto date ones, the only problem is, is that my car is broken so I can't get out, I do think that my daisy lights do set off my lovely French mirror?!

Now off to do the chores!