It’s Christmas Eve, and I’m happy to say that, other than baking a pie for tomorrow’s meal, I have everything done, dusted and ready to go.

Sunday morning I was having trouble sleeping, so I figured instead of laying in bed, staring at the clock, I could get up and get some stuff done. It was around 4 am – so by 6 am all the presents were wrapped and put in their appropriate places. Presents for Dave, his Mom and Uncle are all under the tree. We won’t see my family until sometime in the New Year, but everything is wrapped and tucked safely away in my studio – ready to travel when we do.

After wrapping, I baked up several batches of Chocolate Chip Scones.

These were all meted out into gift bags, and gifted to the various service people we deal with throughout the year (the mail ladies, our mechanic team, etc.). Dave delivered them Monday after picking his Mom up from the train station.

Tomorrow, of course, will be a big dinner to cook, but it’s just me, Dave, his mom and possibly his uncle, so it’s not too bad.

So I’ll leave you with the big, beautiful tree in the centre of town. They light it up every year and I think it’s just wonderful.