Countdown to Christmas

Here’s my Christmas preparations so far. I’ve bought about seven presents in the shops and am waiting for two to arrive from th’internet. I’ve got a day’s annual leave to book when my boyfriend and I do our annual Chrimbo blitz on the shops in central London. We’ve decided to bling up the Christmas tree good and proper this year and splash out on some new sparkle. I might pass on having Christmas tree hair though.

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Old Cheeser said…
What a nutter! Mmm, methinks a gentleman like that wouldn't look out of a place down a gay bar. Or he could even hire himself out as an actual Xmas tree. I doubt anyone would notice the difference.

Good for you for jazzing up your tree - top plan! I will be digging out the fibre-optic one I got from Paperchase a couple of years ago. It's lovely and the branches twinkle in the dark. Better still it has no annoying pine needles which drop all over the floor.
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