Good old Tweedy Pie saved the day this morning. Every year our Christmas tree has caused no problems, we buy one from the local farmer, put on the same sets of trusty lights, load it with decorations and thats it till 12th night. Well not so this year, bought the tree no problem and carried it home to display proudly in the sittingroom. We spent a jolly afternoon festooning it with lights and decorations and stood back to admire our handiwork, wonderful.
Not so wonderful this morning when we woke to discover Christmas tree carnage in the sittingroom. Lights, shattered baubles and bits of porcelain all over the place, complete disaster. Several pets were looking rather guilty but nobody would own up to the crime! Most of my precious old baubles were ruined and l must admit to being more than a little upset. There was nothing for it but to start all over again and salvage what we could of the decorations. There wasn't enough to do justice to the tree, but guess who flew to the rescue - good old Tweedy Pie and his mates. Luckily l had some extra in stock so l have now covered the tree with my friendly little robins (unbreakable of course) and the Tweedy Puddings and hearts too. We may not have a lot of twinkling glass on the tree this year, but the whole flock of Tweedies certainly make it smell delightful!
Today was the last orders day for us here at Dream Acres. It is not really worth trying to rush to fill orders now in the hope that the post office will manage to get them there in time for the big day, l really hate the thought of disapointing people, so l would rather close today and know that what has gone out has a decent chance of getting there. We are now taking a well earned rest while we sort out Christmas at home and get the festive season into full swing with a bit of mince pie making and prezzie wrapping.
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