the silly season is upon us once more

For my 22nd birthday, the beautiful Sasha gave me a gift voucher to Lotus in Mt Hawthorn, and as a result I am now the proud owner of a new cylindrical lamp covered in patterns of reindeers, dragonflies and red circles. It was not until I got the purchase home that I finally questioned: "WOAH, have i basically just purchased a christmas lamp that is not intended for general use?! how very awkward!!"

I concluded that this is not actually the case (PHEW), but still this thought has caused me to note how many of my 'general interests' tie in with the 'silly season'* - perhaps thus explaining why I extract so much pure enjoyment from this time of yr.

* - thank you, caro! now i cannot stop using this obnoxious/lovable phrase!

Here is a list of things that I love, in life as in christmas:

* fairy lights, candles and all sorts of dim lighting
* the colour RED, especially when accented with GOLD
* SUMMER
* gift buying/giving/receiving, awww
* mulled wine
* deers and polar bears
* any excuse to plausibly hang wacky (read: fluffy) decorations in a public place
* GLITTER and SPARKLES in general
* dessert in excessive quantities
* bells that jingle
* the movie love actually, and especially the song "christmas is all around me" (& especially that bit "you gave your presents to me/and i gave mine to you")
* stars and snowflakes when used as decorative elements
* the idea of TALKING ANIMALS
* the songs, "silent night" and "away in a manger"
* peppermint flavouring!
* 'slippery santa'
* taking pictures of my cat (the lovely kita) in costume
* the 'christmas carol' story, but especially the muppets version
* snoozing in and rolling out
* the smell of pine trees
* gingerbread
* HOLIDAYS (i am pretty sure i am alone here)

basically, when i dress "festive" i wear my favourite dresses but feel free to accesorise with sickeningly cutesy elements such as jingly bracelets or tinsel headbands, which pretty much still suit me perfectly (in being: red, often glittered, always tacky).

so, QUESTION: do i love these things because i love christmas, or vice versa?! OR is it all just a rich tapestry, as a wise man once suggested? oh, it truly is a beautiful time. i hope all you readers out there (yes, all 3 of you) enjoy it!

x magda