Hello to you all for a final time in 2025.
I hope you had a lovely Christmas, however you celebrated the day. Here in this small corner, we had a wonderful time which was quieter, less busy and more relaxed than we have had for a long time. I put that down to being Christmas-ready much earlier, but also limiting what we were able to do in the time, whether that was baking or crafting.
Just before Christmas, our family visited Worcester Cathedral to see their Christmas tree festival. It was a fantastic display with many wonderfully decorated trees. Children, charities and other organisations decorated trees. Each tree was personal and decorated beautifully. Most were based on a traditional tree shape, but some people made theirs from wood battens and other household objects. We also saw a tree made from different-coloured strips of light and a tiered wine bottle tree, complete with a very large champagne bottle on top. Here are just a few of the trees we saw.
Back at home, D and I did manage a little Christmas crafting together. We found some ceramic baubles lurking in a cupboard and covered them with some pretty robin paper napkins.
I also made a batch of chutney with my helpful hubby doing much of the chopping of the fruit and veg. He is becoming a man of new talents since his retirement!
And so as the old year ends and a new one begins, D and I wish you every happiness and good health for 2026. May it be a good year for all of us.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE
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Happy new year to you all.
ReplyDeleteAnd a happy and peaceful New Year to you too.
DeleteBeautiful photos. ❤️ Happy New Year to you.
ReplyDeleteGood health and happiness to you in 2026, Linda.
DeleteI love the patchwork quilt. The different Christmas tree designs are absolutely wonderful; it's so much fun to see.
ReplyDeleteWe also have an exhibition of Christmas trees in our folk art museum... that's where I got the idea for the paper star which I folded from tea bags.
Warmest regards to the three of you.
All the best for the new year!
Hugs from Viola
The Christmas tree festivals are fun to visit and there are some very clever designs. One of the trees we saw also had decorations made entirely from paper.
DeleteHubby, D and myself send our very best wishes to you and your family for the New Year.
I love visiting Christmas tree festivals, so many wonderful ways to decorate trees. Happy New Year, wishing you and your family all the very best for 2026.
ReplyDeleteThis was our first Christmas tree festival and we really enjoyed it. So many beautifully decorated trees. Sending you and your family every good wish for 2026 x
DeleteHappy New Year to you and yours xx
ReplyDeleteAnd to you too, Christina x
DeleteThe different styles of Christmas Trees are lovely to see.
ReplyDeleteI took the last of the Christmas decorations down today, and they are now all put away in the cupboard ready for Christmas 2026.
Wishing you and your family peace, happiness and good health for 2026.
All the best Jan
There were so many beautiful trees to look at and it was lovely that so many groups of people came together to create something special for everyone to enjoy. Happy 2026 to you, Jan x
DeleteHappy New Year, those baubles are adorable.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year. Glad you liked the baubles as they were a bit of a last minute project. There are some very pretty paper napkins around and they worked well on a small decoration.
DeleteHow fun to see all kinds of Christmas trees and get some crafts in too. Yes, I love having Christmas ready early, just makes things so enjoyable. Wishing you a Happy, Healthy and Yummy New Year. Cheers, Ivy.
ReplyDeleteIt has been a surprisingly relaxed Christmas this year. Early planning and knowing our limitations has made a big difference and one I intend to repeat next time. The tree festival was a fun and inspiring visit with lots of lights, sparkle and good ideas for alternate Christmas tree decorations.
DeleteBest of everything wished for you in 2026 x
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DeleteSome lovely and different trees in Worcester Cathedral, I like your robin baubles. Best wishes for 2026:)
ReplyDeleteThey were all beautifully decorated trees in the cathedral. Lots of clever designs. We will be looking forward to seeing them again at the end of the year. The robin baubles were a quick make that D and I enjoyed making together. They were our new tree decoration for 2025.
DeleteHave a happy New Year, Rosie. π
I went to see the trees when I went to the Christmas Market, they were all lovely, some were very unusual. Your robin decorations are very pretty. Wishing you a very happy 2026!
ReplyDeleteWe enjoyed seeing the Christmas trees very much and plan to visit them and maybe a few others at the end of this year. The robins are all safely tucked away in our Christmas boxes but they were a fun project, quick and simple. We have a few robins who visit us in the garden and it is always a pleasure to see them. Good health and happy days in 2026 to you, Maggie.
DeleteAren't these the most wonderful decorations? Such a lovely post, I enjoyed all the Christmas trees and those robin ornaments you and D made are exquisite! Clever of you to use a paper napkin. Sweet of hubby to help with the chutney making too. As you know by now, I spent many happy weekends in Worcester with my sister. It's a lovely place to shop too. Wishing you all a Very Happy and Healthy New Year, may it hold nothing but joy.
ReplyDeleteHello Denise. Thank you for your kind words at the start of this new year. The trees were lovely and I have a few ideas to try out on our own tree in December. For the robin decorations we split the two layers of the napkin to make it fit more easily. It was a bit fiddly with thin paper and the glue but we were pleased with the result. There are some lovely napkins that could be used to decorate baubles and they are cheaper than the decoupage paper you can buy. Hubby seemed to enjoy helping make the chutney and it did save a lot of chopping time for me. Glad you enjoyed memories of Worcester and times with your sister. It is our closest cathedral city.
DeleteGood health and happy days to you in 2026, Denise.
Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteAnd to you too, Nikki x
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