Now that the Halloween decorations have disappeared (thank
you to the person who finally took in the coffin that was propped up next to
their front door for over a week!), and I’m hoping we might have heard the last
of the fireworks until the New Year, I suppose it won’t be long now before the
first flashing lights, plastic snowmen, rooftop sleighs and other symbols of
Christmas appear on the houses around us. After all, they’ve been in the shops
for weeks.
I’m not a Scrooge, I do enjoy Christmas, but I think my
Grandad had the right idea when he’d say sternly, ‘There are only twelve days
of Christmas,’ if anyone in the family started the celebrations too soon.
But, with the days becoming shorter and drearier in these
few weeks before Christmas, I would like to brighten up my outside space
without spending a fortune on tacky decorations. Will this do?
Our special car needs special cleaning cloths (or so I’m told), but they also make colourful flags for the back garden.
And I’m glad I had the foresight to plant these sunny chrysanths in the front garden. They’ve survived our first frost, torrential rain and gale force winds.
Do you decorate the outside of your home at this time of
year? A simple holly wreath? Or an all singing, all dancing winter
wonderland?
