The day began late, with sleeping babies
finally emerging from their warm nests.
Dh made us an amazing breakfast and
we began with toasts for the day ahead.
Thankful for a guy who loves to cook and creates the
most scrumptious dishes for us. We had buffet style
set up, with eggs, bacon, hash browns, waffles and
warm syrup. With sparkling mimosa's and cranberries.
I took this pic too quickly. It looks like
someone downed their drink but in fact,
it hadn't yet been poured when I snuck
in a picture. Soon it was full, then empty!
My favorite shot of the day .... my fruity
sparkling drink, with the tree in the back.
We sat down to eat and watch the Queen's
Christmas Day Message, a tradition here.
Regal and poised, like all of us, she's had
a year of ups and downs, good and bad.
Soon the mimosa's turned into cranberry
sparkling champagne with fruit. Just as
good as the orange juice ones. Kept the
day festive and bright. And bubbly!!
No new snow, just a dusting but this
shot made me wish for just a bit more.
After the gifts were open, I made one more
batch of Shortbread cookies while dh got
the turkey and fixings ready for the oven.
I was able to decorate after they were done.
Stars, hearts and teddies was the theme,
with a few bells and stockings thrown in.
I loved these little glitter balls that are
gold, silver and white, and very crunchy.
Outside, the warmth was in the air but
the frost continued on thru the day.
Such blue skies and no wind. It made
it lovely to walk about and breathe.
We had foggy days and clouds in the days
up to Christmas, so blue sky was welcome!
Late day as the sun moved around to the
West, I captured this shot of our potting
shed, garden and fire pit. So quiet and
serene. And so very, very Christmasy!
~ Chy
