A Kitten and Christmas

Hello dear friends, it has been a while!  December has already started and even though I feel that I have been trying to prepare for Christmas for the last month I dont have much to show for it.  Our Christmas this year is going to be rather low key as the house is still in a state of upheaval and we are getting tired of apologizing for how long it is taking to finish our projects.  So this year guests are restricted to kindred spirits-no judgy types allowed!

In the meantime we have as usual had distractions.  Please meet Henry!  An adorable kitten that was discovered in garden mulch by an Instagram neighbour.  After failing to find his owners and determining that he was not a good fit with three large dogs our IG friend put out a call for someone to take him off her hands.  Need I say more?

The little monster is absolutely adorable and received a clean bill of health at the vet this morning.  We have also confirmed that he has not been microchipped so he officially is now the youngest member of our family.

Moving on to the Christmas tree situation and the outlook is not quite so rosy.  Our living room tree is missing all of its' ornaments from the bottom 2 feet.  Both Henry and Horatio have taken a special liking to the Christmas tree and use it as a race track.  The burlap base has long since been flattened as have many of the branches.  Although the tree has swayed with cat activity it remains standing.  The tree is 7 feet tall and we hope is strong enough to withstand kitten gymnastics.  It does mean that any glass ornaments have been relocated to the Christmas tree in the dining room.

Isn't he cute?

I love this blue glass swan!

Here is a quick view of the pergola in the evening.  I hope you wont notice that we didnt manage to get the furniture put away.

And finally this was part of my trip to my office today.  The brief snow squall makes me feel quite Christmas-y although I do love the snow so much more when I dont need to drive in it!

My husband has confirmed that he has added to our collection of extension cords so I hope to have our outdoor lights working by Saturday evening.  In the meantime there is still much decorating to do.

Thank you for visiting!