Ouf, it"s over...finally

I am not a fan of the silly season and I am quite glad it is over. I don't want to be a spoilsport for all the ones who love Christmas and everything that goes with it i e shopping, fretting, partying, going broke, drinking too much, eating too much and spending a fortune on decorating and gifts that sometimes don't even get used. The getting together with family is nice though but so sad if you don't have family near by or not at all. Oh, well it is over now and we can move on.

Here in our neighborhood Christmas decorations are quite tame but just a few streets away it is crazy. I actually read about it in our local paper. How two families, or rather the men in these families, have a competition going, and each year brings on more that the year before. Last week-end we were invited for dinner near this particular street and after dinner we all went for a little walk to have a look.  Cars were parked several streets away so we expected it would be amazing and it was. In one garden there was a snow machine so the lawn was completely white. Another had a bubble-blowing machine and then of course there were the reindeers and sleighs up on the roof  and......wait for it...... the Christmas kangaroos and Christmas emus! Only in Australia!

Hubby is off work for a few days and we are hoping to have a few outings. Fortunately we don't particularly need anything so we don't have to deal with the Boxing Day sales' crowd.

We have had seriously hot weather for about a week (almost +40°C) but Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were wet and cold. Today, Boxing Day, we are back to nice and sunny, so all good.

Time for left-over lunch and a dip!!  See ya!