This afternoon we took all of the lights and decorations down from the Christmas tree and carefully packed them away. We took down the Christmas cards from the walls and put away the ornaments. Finally James carried the tree outside, leaving a trail of pine needles behind him. The festive season is officially over. I have mixed feelings about this. It has been a quiet and reflective Christmas and New Year without Grandma. However we have our brilliant boys to keep us cheerful and we had the very welcome presence of Chanel over Christmas and then Cat too from Hogmanay onwards. So we had some really heart-warming and happy family times, playing board games and watching films and eating and chatting together.
Last night we had a delicious dinner and a great evening at Heather and Ewan’s. Ewan made an extremely tasty steak pie upon which he had written (in pastry) “Happy 2020.” I love it!
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