Countdown to Christmas: Day 13

Another day of the festive season, and the first proper day of our annual Cornish holiday!

Lizard

So lovely to wake up on the coast, looking out to sea. I've missed this!

Eucalyptus Shower Steamer

Rob bought me a box of lovely shower steamers for my birthday. Our shower at home isn't great for steamers, so I saved them for a treat for our holiday. Today's steamer was Eucalyptus, and it smelt amazing.

Cornish Afternoon Tea

I got us a special treat for the first day of our holiday... a Christmas Afternoon Tea hamper from The Cornish Company. Christmas pudding with afternoon tea? Definitely.

The Muppet Christmas Carol

We watched The Muppet Christmas Carol while we had our afternoon tea - second time this week for me!

Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone

I always take loads of books to read on our Cornish holiday. This time, I started with Everyone in my Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson... and I completely LOVED this one.

Violent Night

Rob added a new film into our festive rotation, and I fell in love with it. One of my favourite on-screen Santas of all time, I think.

Advent Tea

Today's tea from my Bird and Blend advent calendar was Candlelit Library!

Advent Model

And today's model from our other advent calendar was a little Christmas tree!

Countdown to Christmas: Day 11

It's the eleventh day of our Countdown to Christmas, and the day before we head off to Cornwall for our annual pre-Christmas trip. I was at the care home today, and then very busy finishing as much stuff as I could before our holiday.

Festive Film Afternoon at the Care Home

Today, I ran a festive film afternoon for the residents at Castlerea Care Home. We watched The Muppet Christmas Carol, had some Christmas cupcakes, and did a festive quiz (the winner got the big chocolate Santa). I also mulled some apple juice for us to share as well!

Chocolate Orange Pie

As always, I am far from immune from a commercial festive menu.

Advent Tea

Today's tea from my Bird and Blend advent calendar was Mince Pie!

Advent Model

And today's model in our other advent calendar was a little tiny Santa!