Christmas Begins

Oh dear so many blips to catch up on. The reason for this is the lack of wifi at my mother's house where we are staying. Usually we are able to tap into the mobile network but, maybe because of the weather, this has been so erratic. So apologies to my Blip friends for not commenting.
Anyway, my brother and his wife are hosting Christmas this year at their lovely Edwardian home with real fires in every room. Christmas food for 15 - so no mean task.
We arrived, after such a long journey. The weather was atrocious. Pleased to see all the usual Christmas decorations in place, including the Kitchen tree.