Hello my lovelies, how are you all doing? Are you all tucked in for the night and ready for the joys of Christmas to unfold? We are all cosy here in the Attic, listening to the wind whistle down the chimney as yet another storm arrives in our patch. This is Storm Conor (absurdly loving that our storms have names), and it looks like we could be in for a wild couple of days.
I have been very slow to feel infused by Christmas jollity this year, and as usual I have been very late doing the necessary festive things. We only put our tree and decorations up a week ago, it was the first day of the school holidays for the Little People and they really enjoyed decking out the tree for me. Before anything even went onto the branches, the kitty climbed in and toppled the whole lot over, so I tied the tree to the window frame with a length of string and am keeping my fingers crossed. She seems to enjoy sitting right inside the tree (it's an artificial one), often we don't even realise she's in there until the bells jingle and out she climbs. I was nervous decorating my mantel as this is very much Tilly terrain, but so far she hasn't even tried to jump up and I am rather relieved that all is still intact. I have loved bringing out all my old decorations again, so many good memories of Christmas' past (you can read about my "Fun and Joy" bunting here).
I'm currently slap bang in the midst of fighting off a mother of a head cold, cripes I've not felt well at all these past few days. Yesterday I spent the entire day on the sofa drinking Lemsip and crocheting, so today has been full on as I tried to catch up with everything I should have done yesterday. It's been draining, to say the least. However - I am so looking forward to tomorrow, the Little Peeps are very excited and I can't wait to see what they make of their presents. We will be staying put here at number 24 and enjoying some precious family time. I will be wearing pyjamas, painting my toenails glittery-sparkly red and drinking prosecco topped with raspberry and cranberry juice. Cooking, eating, drinking, loving and loafing.
I'd like to wish you a merry and joyful Christmas, may it be full of love and happiness, with a few glittery sparkles thrown in for good measure. Have fun!
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ps to those who have asked, the lovely light up wooden decoration was from Amazon (here) - I also bought this and this and love them so much x
Merry Christmas, Wishing you Grand memories and enlightenment all through the new year!
Posted by: Cora | December 26, 2016 at 03:56 AM
Merry Christmas to you and your family from all of us and our family at the Das Dutch Village Inn - Columbiana, Ohio. We all love your page and will follow you for years to come. With love.
Posted by: carrie schultz | December 25, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Merry Xmas Lucy & family and hope the day was a good one. Sorry to hear you are full of cold & maybe a dose of our heat would help (about 38deg here yesterday for Xmas day.) Your house looks lovely as usual and very festive. Take care.
Posted by: Susan Smith | December 25, 2016 at 08:56 PM
Merry Christmas! Wishing you and your family all blessings for the new year. I too have been fighting a cod for about 3 weeks. It's not fun to feel unwell for the holidays. Hope you are better soon.
Posted by: Charlotte. | December 25, 2016 at 08:53 PM
Your Tilly looks like my Pookie Lou Who!
Awww....I"m sorry you feel under the weather. My hubs feels he has a head cold coming on too! We open our pressies on Christmas Eve, so we are relaxing today! I wish you the Merriest Christmas and a Blessed 2017!
Posted by: Dana in Michigan | December 25, 2016 at 06:42 PM
Suggest try garlic capsules for the cold - quite a lot of the 2mg ones throughout the day, or high strength ones. They always help me :) Happy Christmas!
Posted by: Helen | December 25, 2016 at 06:13 PM
Merry Christmas Lucy & family x
Posted by: Rae | December 25, 2016 at 03:29 PM
Merry Christmas
Posted by: Linda Barnes | December 25, 2016 at 02:01 PM
Have a wonderful Christmas Lucy and enjoy every moment. Thank you for your blog without which all our lives would be far less colourful. Wishing you the very best of everything in 2017 and beyond. Love and hugs from Hampshire, UK xox
Posted by: Sarah. Hampshire, UK | December 25, 2016 at 09:54 AM
Merry Christmas !
Posted by: Annelies van den Bergh | December 25, 2016 at 09:02 AM
Merry Christmas to you and your family Lucy. Thank you for all the delight you have given us this year. I hope you are feeling well again very quickly. Xx
Posted by: Monica | December 25, 2016 at 08:52 AM
Merry Christmas Lucy and to your family! Thank you for your lovely blog posts during the year. I love them all!! Hope your cold passes quickly and you have a wonderful day! See you at Yarndale!!! XX
Posted by: Heather | December 25, 2016 at 07:53 AM
Merry Christmas to you and your family~! I hope you feel better today. from Iowa, USA
Posted by: Melody A. | December 25, 2016 at 07:38 AM
Happy Christmas Lucy, and I am looking forward to the New Year and your CAL. xx
Posted by: Carol | December 25, 2016 at 07:24 AM
HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you and your family! 🎄😊❤
Posted by: Eleonora from Coastal Crochet | December 25, 2016 at 07:03 AM
Keep cosy! Feel better soon! And Christmas Blessings to you and you family😘😘
Posted by: Pat | December 25, 2016 at 06:14 AM
Hope you feel better soon and enjoy the day. Merry Christmas from my family to yours xox
Posted by: Louise | December 25, 2016 at 05:27 AM
Hope you feel better soon some nasty colds about. We too are staying close to home and having a pajama day sooo looking fwd to and lighting the fire. No storm here is quite mild really but will still light the fire after all it is Christmas yay.
Happt Christmas and a Prosperous new year to you all x
Posted by: Jacqui | December 25, 2016 at 04:35 AM
Merry Christmas Lucy hope you feel better soon 🎅🏻☃️
Posted by: Linda ward | December 25, 2016 at 03:50 AM
I hope you're feeling much better soon and that you & your family have a Very Happy Christmas. Thank you for your lovely blog ~ I'm so glad to have found it! I truly appreciate all your time & hard work ~ I adore your photos! I am excited to start the Moorland blanket CAL in January (I received my yarn package!). It will be a welcome start to the New Year & some much needed quiet crochet time. I hope that 2017 is all that you wish for!
Posted by: Susan | December 25, 2016 at 12:25 AM
Hope you feel better very soon Lucy.
Enjoy your P.J. day with added prezzies :0)
Jacquie xxx
Posted by: Jacquie | December 25, 2016 at 12:07 AM
I think that head cold is the world over, I too am battling with it. Wishing you and yours the very best Christmas!xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Posted by: Angela-Southern USA | December 24, 2016 at 11:44 PM
I love the photos of Tilly, what a beautiful cat!
My cat has been gone for a very long time but I still remember how he used to help me wrap presents.
I would usually wrap on the floor and when I rolled the paper out he would ever so nicely walk straight on it and sit down and stare at me. He must have thought he was holding the paper down for me, at least that's what I would like to think!
All the best to you and your family in the New Year
and Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Laurie Mowat | December 24, 2016 at 11:14 PM
Merry Christmas to you and your family! I'm looking forward to some crochet time after the big meal is done and dusted! Xx
Posted by: Natalie | December 24, 2016 at 11:00 PM
Merry Chistmas Lucy to you and your family. Cheers from Downunder
Posted by: Lenore | December 24, 2016 at 10:56 PM