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Following yesterday’s glorious sunset we woke today to the most stunning day yet on the island; warm sunshine all day, lunch outside on the terrace and Christmas to get ready for.

We are hardly missing the crowds and the piped music (haven’t heard a seasonal song yet), but some things still have to be prepared – so it was that Ben and Steve from Ty Pellaf came up to choose a Christmas tree. The conifers in Cristin garden needed a little haircut to open up the entrance into the Helgoland trap and soon both were up in the branches being directed by Jim as to what needed thinning out. Half an hour later we had a beautifully smelling pile of fresh pine to select out festive trees from.

Once we had had the obligatory mince pies (in the sunshine) the next job was to dispose of the wood not required for decoration. Jim and I spent the afternoon shredding the excess foliage, bagging it up to be used keep the loo buckets smelling sweet, and watching the next fabulous sunset.

Elaine