Countdown to Christmas: Day 12

Today was the twelfth day of our Countdown to Christmas, and the first day of our annual holiday in Cornwall. To be honest, most of the day was spent packing and driving, but we did have just enough time for a Christmas film when we arrived at our little cottage tonight.

Caramel Nutcracker Hot Chocolate

Drink on the road... I'm still not immune to the lure of a corporate festive menu.

Santa Donut

And incredibly sweet snack on the road (I thought it would stop me nodding off while Rob was driving)... also from a festive menu.

Agatha Christie Puzzle Book

When we arrived at the cottage, Rob surprised me with a holiday gift!

Sint

We watched Sint tonight, one of the Christmas films we watch every year!

Advent Tea

Today's tea from my Bird and Blend advent calendar was Strawberry Lemonade!

Advent Model

And today's model from our other advent calendar was a little snowman-type creature!

Countdown to Christmas: Day 13

Another day of Christmas fun, and the first full day of our annual pre-Christmas Cornish retreat!

Advent Tea

Today's advent tea from my Bird and Blend Tea calendar was Tea and Toast (which you may remember we had at Lammas as well)!

Wireless Station

First proper day of our holiday in Cornwall. We're staying in Lizard, at a National Trust property that was once Marconi's wireless station!

Fuzzy Duck Gift Set

Back at the beginning of my Halloween celebrations in October, I won a Baylis and Harding Fuzzy Duck gift set on a tombola at a funday at Boggart Hole Clough. I saved it for my winter holiday, so I've got Mulberry and Mistletoe body butter and Frosted Christmas Tree shower gel to enjoy while we're away.

Don’t Look Back

I usually read a lot while we're away in December, so all year I've been saving up books to bring that suit the season and/or the location. The first book I read from my pile was Don't Look Back by Ben Cheetham, which is set in Lizard.

Sint

Continued our annual Christmas viewing with Sint (aka Saint) this evening.

Stay Another Day

I read another book tonight that I'd been saving for Christmas, as it's super-festive - Stay Another Day by Juno Dawson.