Christmas Eve was beautiful...
a very large crowd filled our church, overflowing onto the lawns outside.
We enjoyed the Carol singing, so fervent and heartfelt.
Old friends were greeted, and glad tidings abounded...
As always, the Manger was there for all to see...
Now that our children have fled the nest,
only two gifts sit by the tree..
Mr. Red Cardinal gave me a stunning, small gold handbag.
It will no doubt find itself having quite a busy social life in the New Year...
We visited our older son, and his four children later on Christmas morning, and had a wonderful few hours watching the little ones opening and playing with gifts. Our first grandson, formerly known as Little Aussie, was there playing his guitar. How they do grow up!!
I made Little Miss 2 a pink 'ballerina' skirt.
She thought it was delightful, and wore it for hours...
Mimosas: Champagne and Orange Juice, a family favourite...
In the evening, we watched the King's Christmas Message, as well as the Royal Family at Church at Sandringham..
They all looked happy and well, after a difficult year for some..
Christmas Green was the popular fashion choice.
How wonderful that she appears to have recovered from her illness.
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Our weather continues to alternate a few very hot days, with a period of heavy storms and rain, often with flash flooding.
But we are in the sub-tropical Northern part of Australia.
Our vast land also has the Australian Alps, where this week it snowed at Charlotte Pass. We visited there in November 2023...
and saw Australia's highest peak, Mt. Kosciusko, capped with snow in mid-Summer.
Because we recently had a little Wallaby visit us at night, I thought you might like to see one in a very different environment:
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Yes, even in Australia we have animals which survive in the snow.
Wishing you all a Happy New Year from the Red Cardinal Blog.
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A lovely post, Trish. It looks as if you all had a wonderful Christmas. Wishing you and your family a very happy New Year and I hope 2025 is kind to you. May your beautiful gold handbag get plenty of use at happy occasions!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Val, and best wishes to you too. I hope to take the gold handbag out in the very near future. It is so pretty.
DeleteBeautiful post as always! I was most taken with your mimosas! Are the orange slices frozen into ice cubes? I have never seen this before and I absolutely love the idea! I will definitely be giving that a try!
ReplyDeleteWishing you and yours all the very best in the coming year my dear! XOX
Yes, Tamera, the orange slices are frozen. They look a bit like flowers when shaped this way before freezing, and look lovely in the champagne mix. Wishing you a very special New Year. xox
DeleteA lovely recap of your Christmas. The mimosas look beautiful as well as delicious. Happy New Year, Patricia!
ReplyDeleteIn our hot weather, mimosas are a family favourite on Christmas Day, festive and cool. Freezing the orange slices was a clever trick of my daughter-in-law. Happy New Year Lorrie.
DeleteImagine Little Aussie so grown up that he strums a guitar!
ReplyDeleteThose mimosas look so refreshing! Catherine is so classy and always looks beautiful.
Happy New Year to the Red Cardinal next!
I know! how they grow... not only on an acoustic guitar, but now he has an electric one as well. Catherine has been out and about, so seems recovered. What a year they all had. Happy New Year to you too Debra.
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