All this talk about people staying up late to wrap presents? Hmmm. Me, I just get up before the rest (lofters sleep late) and spend an hour playing on the computer. Merrily. Eventually I get to putting ribbons on boxes. Selectively. Weirdly shaped boxes don’t get ribbons. What for, who’ll even notice? I bake, then I wake. It all works.
What did I enjoy putting underneath the tree? I have to give credit to Jenny’s inspiration: origami papers to make wild animals and a set of paint-by-numbers cards. I warned the recipients that it worked best if you had a potent beverage next to the paints .
Afternoon activity: each year it’s the same. A several hour discussion as to which movie we should see late, after dinner. Endless reviews are presented, three agree, the fourth vetoes, and then we start again.
Christmas. What is it about this day for people like me? Each hour evokes the mood of the same hour last year and the year before. On this one day change is not welcome. Just today, repetition is bliss.
secretly, last minute
an ornament hiding in the ribbon box
new latte mugs, Bourges cookies
Nina,
ReplyDeleteWesolych Swiat! It's nice to find comfort in repetition, tradition. I hope you enjoyed the movie.
Merry Christmas.
Splendid mugs. I bet they go really well with the stools, too.
ReplyDeleteIt has become apparent, especially in recent days that, in furnishing the loft, I did not fill it with a sufficient number of stools. Though there are a total of twelve other sitting options in and around the kitchen area, everyone prefers the stools. In fact, when anyone enters, they throw their coat down and rush to claim a stool, knowing that there are only two.
ReplyDeleteIn all seriousness, I'm searching for additional ones, they are that coveted.
The latte mugs are indeed splendid though. A gift from my daughters.