Christmas is less than 5 weeks away!!

So there we have it, less than 5 weeks to go.  In my house, decorating for Christmas is like an epic.  As the years have gone on we have more and more places to put garlands, wreaths, Christmas trees, lights.  You name it we've got it.  But all done in a very tasteful way of course!  I'm not precious about what goes on my main tree.  The decorations are a mixture of expensive, everyday and I've even kept ones my children made when they were at school and nursery many years ago.  My own Mother used to decorate the most wonderful and perfect trees I have ever seen.  She never put it up to Christmas Eve and the excitement of this was fantastic.  She would attach each light individually to each branch with a small amount of wire so that it was perfect.  Up until recently she put a red velvet star at the top, that she herself had made when she was a child.  Memories, when I put up my tree, the memories of past Christmases come to me with each decoration I hang.  Christmas always starts on 1st December in our house.  Just in a small way with the advent decorations, which I still fill every year with chocolate.  Despite the fact both my children are grown up and long gone.  The advent decorations and wonderful Christmas smelling candles, cloves and oranges.  This year because I have the shop we've had to start Christmas early there, but it is getting me in the mood.  We have a corner in the shop which I love.  I've put a picture here for you to see.  This sofa and these cushions may make there way to my home for Christmas!

Picture below - A favourite corner of my shop.  Lovely sofa and cosy, warm cushions.  My sister can be found here every Saturday afternoon!!