Oh how I love the traditions
of December…
The intentions…
The planning…
The decisions…
The list of lists…
The Christmas card to photograph
Timing it right for overseas postage
Writing messages… addressing… stamping
And the tree… traditional or modern… big or small… simple or cluttered…
elegant or
kitsch?
Decorating
is a ceremony for us – the music – the mayhem – the laughter
and
always with friends to help
There’s a cake to make…
fruit immersed in orange and brandy for 6 weeks…hmmm late this year!
Mice
pies to bake… a dash more brandy
Brandy
sauce to beat until deathly pale…
definitely more than a dash needed here!
definitely more than a dash needed here!
Gifts to make and buy
And
then part I particularly love - the wrapping...
Choosing
a theme.
Brown
Paper packages tied up with string?
Newspaper
and red grosgrain?
Butcher’s
paper and old measuring tapes?
Or
black with lace…?
One
thing never changes though...
Homemade goods always come in linen and tied with love.
Homemade goods always come in linen and tied with love.
Then there are the handmade gift tags
Scrawled
with my version of calligraphy
And
adorned with a specially chosen ornament.
THEN
there are the lists for Christmas Day
Those
I write tonight!
© 2013 Francesca Muir
Exquisite photos with such a delightful item! Spiked oranges and fragrant cinnamon! Enjoy your Christmas preparations Francesca!
ReplyDeleteYou have so many good and delectable and inspiring things planned!! :-) What fun you shall have. :-)
ReplyDeleteDelicious sentiments and photos - am making brandy sauce tomorrow and recalling one Christmas when Julian made the sauce on the island - then came away without it! But the Christmas pudding tasted almost as good so we forgave him! Here's to a happy Christmas day - and we've just passed our shortest day and the first day of winter - so spring and summer can't be far behind. Or can they? Love
ReplyDeleteI can smell the cloves and the oranges - delicious - and where's my mince pie? Happy Christmas from the french connection! Love
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