The tree looks great! Hubs came home, saw the tree from the car and smiled from ear to ear. It was all worthwhile. I was lucky enough to get 3 new sets of lights for 30 euro. I took some pics (Santa brought me a digital camera) but the flash was too bright. I’ll [...]
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Aaahhhh…..
December 28, 2006Not again!
December 27, 2006We were watching T.V. last night (myself and the children) and the bloody darn Christmas tree lights blew. There was a run of about 20 lights left to decorate a 7ft tree. So, plan of action… Strip the tree and tweak the lights before Hubs gets home from work. Taking everything off the tree was [...]
Crafty, eh?
December 19, 2006Have a look in Rocks in My Drier. The links on this page are well worth a browse. I’m inspired to start to ‘craft’, maybe in the New Year. Do any of you have a New Years’ Resolution list yet? Although, maybe you want to get Christmas out of the way before you think about it! [...]
The Christmas Tree Saga (part two)
December 6, 2006Not as big as I remember!…
The Christmas Tree Saga (Part one)
December 5, 2006The tree is in place, but none of the lights are working. Why does that happen? Maybe it’s because they were in a plastic bag in the attic. I don’t know. Anyway, I’m off to Woodies for more……. * Before I ventured out, I thought, maybe the bulbs are loose. They were! Had a little tweek [...]
This years theme
December 1, 2006I’ve decided on my theme for the tree. It’s going to be red, all red. We had the lounge repainted recently, the chimney breast is ‘Fireside Red’. I bought red scatter cushions, too. Usually, I would put a garland on the fireplace with small baubles dangling off it. I’m not sure whether to do that [...]
