I’d fully intended to do an atmospheric Solstice post, but we got waylaid by snow and black ice and ended up staying over in London – which was lovely, but means I am now in a flurry of mince-pie and stuffing making in preparation for my extended family arriving here for Christmas in just a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
22 DECEMBER 2009
Posted in 1, Blogs, eco-building, domestic life, greener living, gardening, tagged Christmas, homemade wreaths, homespun decorations on December 22, 2009 | 15 Comments »
1 JANUARY 2009
Posted in 1, tagged Christmas, decorations, hyacinths, paperwhite narcissi, railway carriage house on January 1, 2009 | 11 Comments »
A New Year’s Day posting, mainly of pictures. The sun rising on Christmas morning, through the porch window…. and the light passing through the “birdcage” sitting room into the open space between the carriages where we have the tree. I love the rituals of Christmas; dressing the tree with the same decorations – some inherited, [...]
21 DECEMBER 2008
Posted in 1, Blogs, eco-building, domestic life, greener living, gardening, tagged Christmas, eco-building, porch, railway carriages on December 21, 2008 | 9 Comments »
I’ve been delaying posting again till I had good recent pictures; and delayed taking pictures because either the light was poor or the house was untidy – or both. But today after lunch the light was just so beautiful – and on this, the shortest day of the year, so magical – that I ran [...]
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