Christmas 2010

CHRISTMAS 2010

Marks and Spencer advent calendar,

Sad little Multipla,

Decorating the tree, orange, black and silver,

Wrapping up presents, sticking on ribbons and bows,

Coconut mice, starry mince pies,

Cold frost, freezing days,

Skating,

Half price turkey, 1p tree,

Christingle,

Fern frosted windows, rime everywhere,

The guinea pigs think that Granny is Santa,

flashing, dancing lights in the little garden.

Happy Christmas.

Treasure hunt in the morning,

Dolly dressing,

Barbie, Barbie, Barbie,

New table for Christmas dinner,

Carrot and Chesnut soup,

Turkey and all the trimmings,

Christmas pudding and…

Extra thick double double Jersey cream.

Is it time for a mince pie?

Or a pickled onion, Richard?

Hot mulled berry punch

Happy Christmas.

Boxing day bonfire

Turkey soup, turkey sandwiches, turkey stir fry, turkey casserole, turkey liver, turkey gone!

Coughs, colds and calpol,

Next sale,

50% off, half price, must have,

broken garlands,

One more carol from classic fm,

Happy Christmas.

A poem written around the dining table, by Geoff, Rebecca, Imogen and Jemima Holmes.

Boxing Day

Every occasion has to be celebrated with a fire. So on boxing day we went off to the big garden and had hot mulled punch, while keeping warm by the fire.


Granny and Reuben getting the fire going.

Christmas Day

Our real Christmas tree
Stockings and then brekfast
Followed by a treasure hunt, hotel chocolate in the cellar
junk in the attic!!

barbie's arranged by Geoff!



Geoff starting the Christmas dinner
Granny preparing veg.
He's not hottie, but he's ok!
Richard and Nanan and more presents arrive.

Table set with christingle from Christmas eve service.

mmm carrot and chestnut soup.
Rosanna sitting nicely with her new hello kitty spoon.

The girls entertained us with songs from their christmas concert.
and we all eat far too much, but had a lovely day.
And finally my new house is starting to feel like home.

lettre au Père Noël

Letters were written in french to Pere Noel, the girls expected a reply in french too. They are still waiting...

Yummy Christmas food

Gingerbread biscuits


coconut mice
snowy mince pies.
And the girls also made a fantastic raspberry ripple cheesecake, I think they've been watching far too much come dine with me!

Santa's Workshop

Our Santa's workshop, a place to make, sort and wrap presents.

Home ed Christmas concert

Imogen and Jemima attend a home education singing group, and Imogen goes to the recorder group too. Together with another home ed singing group, there was a christmas concert. Imogen played a recorder solo, and Jemima sang a few lines solo in a song.

Christmas party

Off to a Christmas party.



Some Christmas crafts before the fun and games started.
With a little help from Daddy the girls both won the rubik's cube competiton!!!!!
Wrapping up Uncle Richard as a snowman, and we won that too!

The finished snowman.
Rosanna joining in musical bumps.