Ok, Christmas is over....

and I didnt post any photos of our tree. I know most of you will not be feeling "Christmassy" after the event but I thought I would share these anyway.




A heavily laden tree.


Only one left of this set I bought in the US. I love the simplicity of the red cardinals fluttering around the winter branches.


We always have lots of "nature" on our tree whether it is a winter creature or not!


Goofy owl which I love.




Beautiful Merry-go-round which my Grandma bought me a long time ago. It moves around and plays a song but due to the different electric system is does not work here in the UK. Still it is so pretty!


If you visited this blog last year you may remember that we often try to make a gingerbread house at Christmas. We were doing alot of baking this year so we took the "easy" way out and bought a gingerbread house kit which comes with the pieces already cut. You stick them together and decorate it yourself.

Sounds easy right? I followed the directions for the icing exactly as it says but it was so hard to decorate with. I bought a new icing kit and was excited to use it but as soon as I gave the icing bag its first squeeze, the side split open. I resorted to my vintage tin Tala set which worked but as the icing was so thick I thought I had suffered serious damage to my hand by the time I finished it. Im making my own next year, no short cuts!







A couple shots of festive decor!







My grandma made this Nativity set in 1969 at a ceramics class. She has her name and the date on the base of the pieces. It is a truly gorgeous set and something I really cherish.


This is a little shot of our Christmas table. I love these honeyglaze dishes. I used our vintage pale pink 30's glasses, grandma's vintage cutlery and the Limoges candle holders Paul bought me for ny birthday.


Jet hiding behind the computer chair when the crackers were being pulled. What a big baby!


The tree at night.

I do sincerely hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas. Despite some difficult times that many are experiencing, so much joy is to be had in the simple things in life. I hope you were able to experience that.

With much love and best wishes,
kelly