"Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps, means a little bit more."
The Grinch by Dr Suess
Despite spending my childhood growing up in New Zealand, I am not sure I will ever get used to having Christmas in the middle of summer - it feels oddly decadent - like we get to have our cake and eat it too! I do miss the snowy winters I experienced in the US and the cosy, wet ones in England, but I really can't complain right now because the sun is shinning and the garden is all in bloom - bliss!
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| My wildflower meadow in the back garden - a bit scruffy but oh so lovely! |
Today I am busy playing Christmas carols and wrapping up the gifts I bought which need to be posted overseas to loved ones in England and America. This year I was determined to buy as many hand-made or NZ designed gifts as possible and I found some real treausres:
A gorgeous hand-made monkey for a darling little niece...
A pretty bag for a sister-in-law who adores anything that is green, floral or vintage...
A whimsical, pretty pot-mit and matching tea towel for a dear friend...
I'd better not post anymore of the pressies on here - people might be peeking!
For me (and many others on the planet) I can find this time of year to be a bit nerve wracking. There is always so much going on! So I am making sure I take some time out when I can just to focus on the simple joys in life and realise that this time of year is not about 'keeping up with the Jones's'. I love pottering around in the garden and have just planted some lovely young salad veggies, which I am hoping will be ready to eat by Xmas:
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| My lovely lettuce babies all tucked into the raised bed - grow babies grow!!! Oh and please excuse the 'weeds' in the background - I just love sunny little buttercups and dont have the heart to hack them all to bits with the weed whacker!
Right, enough time on the computer - I can hear the washing machine beeping and nagging me to go and hang all the freshly washed linen on the line! Then I am off to do some baking and make some more home-made Christmas gifts - individual yummy little fruit cakes, jars of jam, chutney and fudge (okay not all in the same jar - that doesnt sound good at all!).
Hopefully I wont leave it so long before I post again...life seems to be especially busy this year, but I do love dipping into blogland and seeing what everyone is up to. Becks xxx
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