December...ing

 Our December celebrations revolved mostly in the making and consuming of food, that and enjoying our first Christmas in our new house.

Collecting - holly from a very heavily berried tree in the long field.

Singing - carols outdoors at the Christmas eve Carol Service conducted in the graveyard. 

Loving - our family tradition of having a cheese fondue on Christmas Eve. The children get so excited about it!

Lavishing - ourselves with a chocolate and raspberry roulade made by the big girl.

Laying - the table for Christmas Dinner. I love getting out my grandmas cutlery set especially for the occasion.

Enjoying - the longevity of these red carnations. In fact, the first lot of holly faded and this is the second batch but the flowers have soldiered on for 10 days.

Indulging - in hot chocolate spoons for stirring into hot milk. Meg loved making these inspired by Mamas Mercantile blog.

Gifting - a Christmas cake to my in laws in lieu of normal Christmas shopping. I made the cake in November and the girls loved decorating it for them.

Giving - the house a good tidy up after the deluge of paper and gifts.

Making - tiny snowman. Just when I thought, "What on earth are we going to do with these next few empty days?" - it snowed.

Feeling - blessed with the sunset to the end a wonderful Christmas in our new home.

I know Christmas has not been ideal for some families but for us, we are all safe, healthy and together.

Here's hoping you found some joy somewhere too.

Jo xxxxx