I love Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet. The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy is done in a most intriguing way in this video entitled: The Dance of the Line Riders. It is animated line art ... so clever!
Our hall table now has a Marks and Spencer Nutcracker which Harriet and I enjoy. He even has a proper opening mouth which is operated by a lever in the back.
The box of Christmas decorations, stockings, hats etc gives great pleasure (and keeps the children busy) at this time of year.
Ellie, Little Miss Personality Plus, is wearing a hat found in the box which, I think, came from a Pantomime visit last year. The tree in the background is Norwegian spruce. It's real; no plastic trees for me.
Alastair, not one to get involved with household activity, made a concerted effort to place the angel (25 years old from Balmore Coach House) on the top.
This hand knitted red stocking was given to Alastair in primary school by Tanya Fraser. a little girl in his class. I often see her at the school gates these days when I wait with the other parents and grandparents for their little charges to come out at 3pm.
The knitted stocking is from the Norwegian Ladies Craft Fair, the San Francisco tram is from Alastair when he was here about 10 years ago at Christmastime, land the felt Swedish figure is from IKEA.
Lastly, here is Harriet wrapping gifts ready for posting to Los Angeles.
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