We discovered one thing that is easier to do in London than it is to do in the states - Buying a Christmas Tree. We decided a couple Saturdays before Christmas to walk up to the High Street to buy a tree. In about 10 minutes, Tony, the dogs, and I were all there and negotiating a deal on a beautiful tree.
Tony got the honor of carrying it home this year while I navigated the dogs. We carried it up the 3 flights of stairs to our flat, and set it up in the window.
We broke out Tony's treasured 3 boxes of Christmas Decorations, and we got to work. In no time, the tree was decorated, and we were enjoying the Christmas ambiance and sense of home.
We bought a couple new ornaments this year to add to our tree. One is the Queen's Royal Carriage that we bought at Buckingham Palace. The other is a hand painted globe that we bought in Stockholm.
No Christmas is complete without a batch of Christmas Gumbo, so we cranked up the stove and cooked a chicken and sausage Gumbo, complete with some Andouille Sausage that we brought back with us from Louisiana.
Even Bentley and Pepper got dressed up for the occasion.
Unfortunately, I don't think anyone else in our building got into the Christmas spirit. . .
