Put up some outdoor lights today as it continues to be unusually mild (got up to 10C today with blue skies). I don't usually bother (my string of lights has to be almost 30 years old) but since son is here to reach the high places, we gave it a go. I'm sure it will add to the festive feel of our street. A lot of the bulbs had burned out and some of the sockets aren't working but we had enough to mount a reasonable display.
Everyone seems to be starting Christmas early this year. I think it is due to wanting to add some festivity to our dull lives. Not much chance of Christmas shopping unless you want to buy online which I don't. I like to see the item before I plunk down some cash. The grandkids have given me their choices for charitable presents (i.e. they choose a gift from the PLAN catalogue to be given in their name) but I will try to find something for them, either money or a gift card. The adults don't exchange gifts.
A nice healthy stew tonight, cooking in my crock pot. I'm not a big meat eater but it does smell delicious, probably because I used some red wine to deglaze the pan when I browned the meat! I will serve it with a salad and some bread to soak up the gravy. Yum!!
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| One of my neighbour's displays. |
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| More Christmassy houses. |
Christmas lights are so pretty. X
ReplyDeleteThey are certainly cheerful!
DeleteMr Man put the outdoor lights up a few weeks ago & like many we turned on yesterday (Sunday), normally we wait until Dec 1st. We have a few neighbours that have gone crazy with the inflatables this year - I'm still not sure what I think of them. Hopefully your son will still be with you to take the lights down (col). Crockpots are certainly good for making stews & simmering smells are the best.
ReplyDeleteI've seen quite a few inflatables already this year. I don't like them. Also many deflated!
DeleteIts all look Christmassy in your area. Sadly we don't see any outdoor lights here due to the high winds so they are always a joy when I visit other blogs.
ReplyDeleteI'll try and post some more.
ReplyDeleteI love the way the city here lights up over Christmas. This year there seems to be more lights than usual. Harvey and I will have to go on a Twinkle Tour very soon.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.