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 This time of year really races away from me no matter how hard I plan and intend for it not to!

But during the week I decided it was time to put the tree up and to think about the odd piece of decoration here and there.

At the front door, we try to have something a little bit festive and this year it is this lovely soft grey-green leafed plant with a few decorative ceramic tags in it and on it.

On the screen door, this wee bird (peace dove to me) ornament hangs quietly.

Inside along the tv cabinet the bird theme continues with these darling willy wagtails now festooned ever so slightly with twinkle lights - almost like a nest of twinkles.

Along from them and nearby our bright bold paintings by Minnie Pwerle I selected these deeply red geraniums.

Tucked into a corner near this Minnie, is our minimalist Christmas tree. This year it is simply adorned with Barry's gold-printed cards which say Love and Peace. What more could we need?

Below the tree are some gifts, wrapped in some letterpress-printed paper, full of ampersands. As Margaret Atwood so elegantly puts it "... and is so hopeful".

Love, Peace, Hope and birds...