Decorations

Denmark seems to be having a positive effect on me, this year I actually put up the tree in the first week of December and put decorations up throughout the rest of the house. Maybe it's because the boys are older and less likely to knock it over or tear it down now. I couldn't find my xmas wreath in time to decorate it so my tin Santa graced the front door. I bought a christmas red and natural linen table cloth at the Copenhagen antique fair for the table.

Over the last couple of years, I have bought some lovely decorations that get lost on the tree but look lovely hanging from a curly willow branch "as the Danes do". I spent a stupid amount of money on this branch (160dkk) and chopped it up to fit in a vase on my windowsill in the dining nook. I had to confess to S that I actually bought it at a florist rather than nicking it off a tree while out walking. Oh well. It sure looks pretty!

I added to my collection of lovely decorations by a trip to see Jette Frolich's exhibition at the Holtegaard in Holte. Could have easily spent an enormous amount of money there, everything was stunning, laid out around the rooms of Holtegaard on tables and hanging from branches. I have to say I was very restrained and bought a set of 6 snowflakes for my collection. Adding them to the 6 fine wooden snowflakes from Germany and the silver filigree leaves from Netherlands.

While Rachel and I walked around Holtegaard, we noticed that as packed as it was there were absolutely no men and we were about the youngest there. However, we walked into yet another room that had come to a standstill. Some poor old bloke was left stranded in his wheelchair in the middle of the room, while his helper had wandered off to look at a display. He was getting quite worked up as he was stuck as two other ladies had wandered in with their zimmer frames as a couple of others were trying to leave. We had to scuttle out rather than laugh out loud. The only man we see was there because he couldn't escape! Poor man. The old dears were on a day trip out, we noticed their mini van was parked out front as we left.