Saturday 31 December 2011

celebrating





christmas was celebrated,
candles burning low,
cakes, clementines and
chocolates consumed,
the tree glowingly
present,
and now
to welcome
a new year.
happy new year!
see you in 
2012.

Saturday 24 December 2011

happy christmas




















the tree has been
brought into the
house
and is
ready
for decorating.
wishing everyone

happy christmas.

Saturday 17 December 2011

christmas market




















































































































































we went to the
christmas market
at the
distillery district,
a perfect setting.
there was a beer garden
booths with
products of many
kinds,
a giant christmas tree,
entertainment, dancers
and a choir singing,
captive reindeer,
cries of petrified
children from
the santa enclosure.
still no snow
here.

Sunday 11 December 2011

sunday


















































clear sky
a
chill in the air,
bricks
and sticks
on
the pond
surface.

Friday 9 December 2011

friday


















have a sweet weekend

Wednesday 7 December 2011

in the kitchen


















i have been busy in the kitchen,
the other day i finished making
the christmas pudding
(later than planned again)
and baked for the first time
a dundee cake.
they can be left for up to 3
months for the flavour
to improve, i am not that
patient to wait that
long, new year's day
maybe?

Thursday 1 December 2011

december













































dark december,
lights on,
candles lit,
the wait
begins.