And breathe...

So we are at Winter Solstice. From today the days get longer as we head towards spring. Before then we have the main event of Christmas, less than a week away till the big day itself. I must say I feel very un-christmassy and it has come round very quickly.

It is not that we have not done Christmassy things it's just that work has taken over and it has been very stressful and not particularly pleasant and I think it has spoiled it for me.

But now we have finished for the Christmas break and I can finally breathe and try and get into the Christmas spirit.

Brimmycroft Lane one morning

I met my best friend for a catch up. The Cafe we used to meet up at has started to shut earlier so we went to the pub! A lovely meal and a good chat which was most welcome.

Then one weekend Hubby and I went to visit Haworth to see the Torchlight Procession.

It was lovely but a bit wet and cold!

Of course there was the usual Christmas activities at school.

This crochet Santa was made for a little boy by his grandma!

I walked up to Church after school one evening to decorate the school Christmas tree entered for the Church Christmas Tree Festival. The theme for our tree this year was Compassion.

Our village post box was Yarn-bombed, it looks so cute!

We met family at The Alma for a meal, it was impromptu and this made it even more special. 

Then it was time to get the Christmas decorations out from the loft...we have so many boxes but I only use a fraction of the decorations we have accumulated over the years!

I had a little help...

It takes so long to put up but I am always glad we have done it when we turn the lights on and relax with the boxes back in the loft.

I made Spiced Star Biscuits to give as gifts to friends and family.

Then last weekend it was back to the Alma for lunch and a look at their craft stalls.

And a quick trip to Halifax Market...with breakfast one morning!

Then we had a few drinks and a Christmas Quiz with the neighbours  (after all taking a LFT)

This week I have had to catch up and post cards and parcels before the deadline...

and yesterday I met a friend for a wander around the Piece Hall with a bit of shopping and lunch.

So I plan to wind down after tomorrow. The carpets and rugs are getting cleaned tomorrow and then we can be ready for visitors on Boxing Day.

It really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.