Christmas cards

I would like to be brave enough to just stop sending Christmas cards. I detest writing the messages and then addressing the envelopes and sticking all the bloomin' stamps on - and don't even mention the ones that require a letter to be enclosed. To be honest, I'm not that keen on opening the ones that are sent to us, either. Once the string in the hall is full up there is nowhere to put the others except in places where they will definitely fall down the back of a radiator. Grrr. I'm already getting into bah humbug mode.

I panic if I'm not organised well in advance. I hate the shop shop shop Christmas build up. Too many people rushing around. I like to have most of it done so that I don't get drawn into it.

All I've done so far is buy some candied peel and glace cherries

Normally I am well ahead and would have quite a bit of 'shopping' in below the bed. Oooops, not this year. I'm quite laid back about it. Hate writing all the cards and these last few years it all seems to have more and more become my task.

So this year I'm on the 'laid back' path with regard to it all and will wait until dh realises there has been no C*******s action.

You have got to be kidding!!

I am hoping to paint all mine -well those to family and close friends. I’ve completed one so far. I know that I will be dashing out to buy them.

Any chance you could do mine please? I write a letter to go with most so it may take you a day or two.