Monthly Archives: December 2020

Merry Christmas 2020

Merry Christmas. It has been a great Christmas this year. I know that many of you haven't had a 'normal' Christmas, but my Christmas has been like it always is. We are a small family, and we didn't have to choose which family members to invite for Christmas - that would have been a difficult choice. This year I've decorated the house the way I wanted. Last year was a bit chaotic.

This year I went all-in with artificial Christmas things. My parents and I have had an artificial Christmas tree for several years, but my parents wanted to get a new one because the tree was too big for them to handle. An artificial tree that has a height of 210 cm is heavy even though it is in three parts. Last year they donated their old tree to charity, and this year I was sent out to hunt for a new smaller tree. I was in several stores, but they only had the cheap trees with four branches and three needles. That looks pathetic.

On the UK version of Amazon, I had noticed a tree with snow, berries, pine cones, and lighting. For fun, I sent the link to my parents. I never imagined that they would buy a tree without being able to see it first, but they did. I do understand why they bought it, considering the selection of trees in Denmark being so lousy. You simply have to take a chance.

Luckily, they were very satisfied with the tree they received. It has a height of 150 cm, so it is small compared to the old tree, but they are happy that they can handle the new tree themselves. One small disadvantage is the LED fairy light on the tree. My dad is sensitive to light like me, and the lighting is too bright in the evening. At daytime, it is ok, but he wants to be able to dim the light. That is not possible, so I've started to look for new lighting that is less bright and can fit on the tree. That way, they can use one lighting in the day and the other in the evening.

The artificial Christmas decorations have also been a huge success. It's a great pleasure to see that the fir branches are not collapsing after a week. The needles are not falling off, and my parents don't have to worry about the decoration being placed too close to the fire stove. Furthermore, I've used an artificial advent candle which means there is no fire hazard.

Overall a great Christmas, and there is only one thing left to say:

Merry Christmas

Christmas tree

Chair doesn't work

I haven't been that lucky when it comes to the purchase of my chair. Firstly, the delivery time was extended because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and I had to wait several months before I received the chair. When the chair was delivered, I discovered that the base frame was crooked. Luckily, it didn't take long to get a new base frame from Germany.

Then it took some time getting used to sitting in the chair, but today I can't live without it. And what doesn't work this evening? The footstool. And what is the one thing I can't do without? The footstool. There's nothing else to do than to call the business where I bought the chair and report the problem. I hope that it is possible to fix the footstool before Christmas, but I don't think it's realistic. I'll cross my fingers... and toes :-)

Christmas mat

Christmas hand towels

They made it home in time for Christmas. Yes, I'm talking about the hand towels. I had gotten the idea that it would be nice to have good quality hand towels with Christmas motives. Many years ago, I bought some cheap hand towels of poor quality, and because of that, I never use them. And guess what I found on Amazon? Christmas hand towels :-)

I started searching Amazon for different Christmas towels. Quickly I discovered that it wasn't easy to find any that they would send to Denmark. I think it was because of copyright on the motive. As an alternative, I found a homepage where I could choose towels in a lot of different colors and qualities. Furthermore, it was possible to have text printed on the towels. And I could choose between different fonts and colors.

I started putting towels in the basket, and according to the estimated delivery date, I wouldn't receive the towels in time for Christmas. I ordered them anyway and crossed my fingers. It must have helped because I'm now holding my new hand towels. I bought two different qualities, in two different colors, with text written in different fonts and colors. The photo below shows the result.

I want more towels for Christmas, and now I know which versions I want. I like the quality of the red towel the best. I also like the font on the red towel the best but I don't like the color - it should be gold colored instead. It is too late to order them, so I'll wait till next year.

Christmas Towels

Poinsettias

I had bought two mini-poinsettias, which I placed on a window sill, and I had agreed with myself that I would take really good care of them. They are beautiful and spread cheer this time of year. Normally, I'm very good at taking care of flowers but, lately, I've given up, because mini-plants are difficult when the home is warm. They need constant watering, and when I have migraines, several days can pass without watering. But I want these two plants to survive past Christmas.

Despite the fact that I constantly checked on the plants, one died within a week. It made me a little cranky, which made me search the internet for artificial poinsettias. I found some, and the pictures looked promising so I ordered some.

When they arrived, I was very pleased with my choice. Also, the other real poinsettia died within another week, and all of a sudden I was very happy that I ordered the artificial plants.

Artificial poinsettia