If you have noticed a lack of recent posts it is partly down to the seasonal weather but also personal reasons. Hopefully, matters will take a turn for the better, for both family and friends into the New Year. So whilst the human elements of the household may not have been able to enjoy the winter garden quite as much as usual, the wildlife and to a lesser extent the two cats have been outside.
Yesterday was Christmas Eve, so I took the opportunity to venture outside and forage some materials for the modest festive table decorations. There is a tradition dating back thousands of years for bringing inside some greenery to cheer up the darkest days of winter. Holly, ivy, mistletoe originally have all been used in pre-Christian times to help celebrate the Winter Solstice Festival and ward off evil spirits and to celebrate new growth.
I hope you all have a lovely and peaceful Christmas, and as the incomparable Dave Allen would always say "and may your God go with you." Scroll down to see the garden on Christmas Eve including some Brother Cadfael roses in bloom on the patio.
