When we nipped to the boulangerie this morning we noticed the sign for sapin on sale in a nearby village.

This is where we bought our Christmas tree from last year, so we know they sell really beautiful trees. We decided we would get in early and go and get ours on the way home. Obviously we couldn’t just buy a tree that would fit comfortably into a corner of our salon, oh no, we needed a 2.5 metre tree. We managed to squeeze it into the car - just - although it was touching the windscreen, and taking up most of Brian’s seat. Once we’d fitted it in the car, I went back to get some cut off branches, which are all free, and will be great to fill the house with greenery! Simply wonderful.

And you may remember the goats from last year? Well they are still there, Mr Billy looking a bit more grown up this year, but still very agile. The others were all very curious to come and say hello, such little darlings.

We were both starting to feel very Christmassy, so in the evening, we sat down with a little liqueur and finished off the Christmas cards, ready to be posted, tomorrow we will put the tree up.