At The Year's End

[poliphilo]

I cleared the flowerbed under the window of its heather last year because it was harbouring rats and John put in squash and pumpkin plants- only one of which prospered. This year we're going to grass it and put in lots of spring bulbs. Julia was preparing the soil this morning.

I took the Christmas tree down. It had been up since the beginning of the month. I've also gathered up the Christmas cards. I find it hard to keep in a Christmassy state of mind once Boxing Day has passed.

It's silly how much Christmas food we have still to eat. We bought a Christmas cake- because one does- and we haven't even cut it yet. There's also a whole tray of pigs in blankets still to cook. Ailz and my mother have been eating warmed-up turkey every day and they'll be doing so again today.

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[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

Because we have developed the tradition of a short pre-Christmas break in London, our tiny tree and minimal decorations don't go up until Christmas eve. I therefore keep them until Twelfth Night. Even when the kids were still small, we never put up the tree until the weekend before Christmas at the earliest.

With regard to food, G doesn't like turkey so we had a joint of beef. After we'd had our Christmas lunch, I sliced it and froze it in portions, so we don't have any leftover Christmas food that has to be eaten, but I have some ready made roast dinners for the weeks to come.