lost and lonely christmas tree
xmas 07 archives
christmas decs
this angel ate all the christmas pies. i think jane's de-knickerating the house tomorrow, so thought i'd put up the last few deccy photos. (if you want to know about the knickerations, see here)
katie and the christmas angel
this is the sister of the angel that appears on our christmas card (and the christmas vouchers) this year. the actual angel was on the tree. this one is on a stick which katie (in the background) was holding. special thanks to katie's family for letting me use their angelic tree icon this year.
wearing christmas presents
as you know, it's obligatory to wear christmas presents which are capable of being worn on the day you receive them. i got this brilliant photographers access-all areas tabard (just put it on and no one asks you any questions - ideal for invisible photography work in busy places)
my mum got the girls lovely dresses which they were happy to show off
and kezia's new dressing grown made her look like santa doing a repeat visit to the tree
christmas
tired adults, lively children
the fantastic cake
jane's dad caused laughing mayhem by saying the christmas cake had icing and christmas 'knickerations'. he probably didn't actually say that, but jane repeated it and tears of laughter ensured.
when we finally saw it, we were very impressed by the kickerations, although there was some tree subsidance
kezia reset them like some cosmic anti-lumberjack
it did look (and taste very good)
so that's the story of the christmas cake and knickerations.
jane's fantastic christmas dinner
a pile of tasty traditions
kezia and esther were first to the table
my plate (not featuring parsnips (or the other sort of stuffing which i forgot to add)
happy christmas !!!
a day that warrants three exclamation marks in the title !
and seeing as everyone else on the planet has done this, so have we we've deliberately used dreadful photos of ourselves just in case you are worried !
lots of church
there's been lots of church services recently. that happens around christmas. we're halfway through the last 4 though, and it's great to meet together around christmas. the church looks a bit empty in this picture as all the kids and the kids teachers had left for their groups.
jesus in a bin bag
poignant thoughts for christmas day. it's a jesus statue in an old bin bag. no room at the inn.
strange belgian nativity
did mary really wear this much make-up ?
pouty shepherd
pouty shepherd
there were a couple of real sheep wandering around in this life-sized nativity in Belgium's grande place. generally quite bizarre.
the annual christmas tree chopping
yesterday was the first day the girls and i had a chance to go and chop down our christmas treet
off we went boldly in to the 'forest' to select our tree
can you see kezia in this picture ?
once we'd chosen our tree we then got to work chopping it down
unfortunately the one we chose was half dead - but we only discovered once we'd dragged it home which was a big disappointment (20 pounds worth of disappointment to be exact). i chopped the dead bits off and now it's a christmas stick. oh well - something to watch out for next year.
the story of the unloved vacuum cleaner
this would make a good xmas story about a vacuum cleaner who nobody loves left to wander the streets at christmas time.
it probably has a happy ending or something.
or perhaps it doesn't
hotel full
hotel flup at xmas. whatever next.
getting festive
it's the annual 'dressing of the music stands'. christmas has arrived. (except in our house as i didn't win the decorating argument - but actually we wouldn't have had time anyway)
festive decorations
these things are on a road off oxford street (can't remember which)
the sky was fantastic as i walked by staring up in to the sky.
this weekend might be christmas tree weekend (if i can convince jane)
clive and a spare moustache
how do christmas crackers know so much about their owner ? so often hairless people get combs, and boys get make up items or lovely hair decorations.
at a christmas lunch yesterday clive got a false moustache, not unlike his own moustache. still, it's good to carry a spare in case there are any unfortunate facial hair incidents.
christmas in brussels
niceness in grande place. (probably spelt wrong)
best qaulity xmas trees
i saw this yesterday. top qaulity. get them early (before the spelling police come round)
