o christmas tree

I come from a family which is half Jewish and half Anglican which makes us 100% non religious. We do like holidays though and any excuse to drink champagne before 11am and give presents is fine by us. Christmas lunch with turkey and all the trimmings (so long as it’s my mother making it all) is my favourite meal of the year. One year we were made to have a Seafood Christmas, it was a disaster, and it will NEVER happen again.

(Christmas 2008)

Each year my sister and I would have a massive fight over who got to decorate the tree. I hate tinsel with a passion, she likes it. I always won Battle No Tinsel. This year I got to decorate my own home for the first time. I bought my Christmas tree from this lovely man at the Flower Store on (almost) the corner of St Kilda Rd and Carlisle Street. I made Chris come with me and I sang “O, CHRIStmas tree, O CHRIStmas tree” the whole way there and back. I’m told the blue tinged trees are really special.

I also had to start my decoration collection from scratch. This bird is my favourite but these ornaments don’t compare to the ones at home on the Gold Coast, I miss the glittler strawberries and wooden Santa’s with one arm – the ornaments of my childhood.

This bell is also very pretty I think. It reminds me of the bangles you buy in Vietnam.

Ta da! The finished product. Well, not quite... it's missing a star on top.

Everything else has been Christmasfied too. Even Evil Jezebel is in the Christmas Spirit.

I even bought myself a Reindeer. I think he's dashing.

And some Camilla and Marc silver padded leggings. They’re ridiculous and really only work when I’m wrapping presents and have the air-con on.

I love wrapping presents but I despise writing on cards so these gift tags from Hunting for George are perfecto.