My Christmas tree is up and decorated.
The family's presents are all wrapped and under the tree.
We'll take them over to Vanessa's place on Christmas Day and give them out after we've eaten dinner. She has the table set up so it will be a sit down meal. I think all the family from down this way will be there which will be nice. There's been one or two missing the last couple of years.
The first Sunday of the month we have a shared, pot luck, finger food lunch at church. We don't coordinate in any way so it really is pot luck and usually ends up being a good mix of savoury and sweet. This month we were gifted with some beautiful gingerbread Christmas cookies made by one of the ladies from our 'mother' church. There were enough left over that I could bring some home for my GKB, Bob. They were a nice, unexpected sweet treat :)
One evening I was checking the list of decorated houses for our little town and noticed that one of the houses was in a cul de sac just across the road from us. So instead of getting ready for bed that night I waited up until about 11pm, donned a jacket, it was horribly cold out, and walked over. The house was rather pretty and my photo doesn't really do it justice, but I think it looks a bit like a gingerbread house. And I love the way the background turned out. And yes that is the last of the sun setting further south.
And just for fun, I have been trying to put a photo of a different Christmas tree on my Story on facebook daily. It started out just for me and because I hadn't put up my tree yet I used family ones to start. I seem to have gathered a following though with people commenting and looking out for my tree so I'll have to do a big reveal on Christmas Eve I think. Just a bit of Christmas fun :)
Some of the trees I've put up, Some are big family sized and others are kids creations :) I need to find three more for this week but as the shops all have them it shouldn't be too hard :)
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Love came down ...
and stayed.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
LOVE and Advent blessings to all.
Diana
Those gingerbread cookies look amazing.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same. Xmas ginger cookies. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLovely decorations and trees
I’m making the gingerbread cookies tomorrow. But I’ve cheated this year. I found some cookie dough gingerbread. So all I have to do is roll it out and cut out the shapes
ReplyDeleteIf they taste nice I might buy more and store them in the freezer for latter use
All the trees are lovely
love the cookies! Looks like someone spent quite some time decorating those, hope you have a lovely xmas.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you down under!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun post and the Christmas Tree Hunt is a fun thing!! Let us know how it turns out!! The cookies look amazing. I love cutouts but never have enough patience to do them justice. That house across the street from you is pretty amazing... as it the sunset! Merry Christmas!!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be able to walk to see such a beautiful house all decorated! You mentioned that it was horribly cold when you walked over there. Isn't it summer for you now? Or am I mixed up. I love your Christmas tree hunt. What fun! Have a Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWell, supposedly it's summer but there is snow forecast further inland for Christmas day. We go from a day or two in the mid 20's C to low single digits. It's not a lot of fun but as we can't do anything about the weather it's just a matter of getting on with things and not plan for anything outside. Hopefully things will pick up, February is usually our best summer month.
DeleteLovely trees and delicious looking cookies.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Wishes to you and your family.
All the best Jan
I love gingerbread cookies and these look great.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful trees.
Will be nice having all the family together on Christmas!!