Entry two:


Hello reader,

When I began this blog with my very first post in December 2015, I should have known that Christmas, the New Year and all the associated commitments and events connected to these, would divert my attention from any possibility of actually posting a second entry here in a timely manner!  However, all these have now passed and it is definitely time to put pen to paper, as it were.

It is amazing how a few days of not connecting with the blog universe can suddenly stretch into several weeks or more.  Many apologies.

Christmas is always enjoyed fully in this household; we decorate, we cook, we entertain… and it is lovely.  Here are some tiny glimpses of what transpired:

We inverted this Victorian specimen dome (the former "specimen" resident has  long gone) and filled it with coloured glass baubles, fresh conifer branches and small fruits to create an interesting, decorative Christmas-themed display.

My partner made these Nativity scene figures many years ago, using felt, cotton and wool.  It reappears every December and brings with it a lovely, cosy, hand-made feel to our observance of Christmas traditions.

Even this jaunty little porcelain fellow on the sideboard was able to participate in the festivities by displaying a somewhat Carmen Miranda-esque approach to the season.

I hope the new year has begun in a very positive way for everyone and I'm looking forward to delving deeper into the blog world as the weeks and months of 2016 proceed.

Gerard Alan