December madness

First of all I would like to take a moment and wish everyone a Happy New Year. I am feeling pretty optimistic about what 2014 will bring. I have learnt a great deal from 2013 and I am excited to put this in practice. I hope you have all recovered from your festivities. I must apologise as this blog is a week late. For me December turned into one busy crazy month.

Those of you who know we well know that Christmas can be a interesting time. I decided to give myself a challenge. I wanted to take 25 photographs of Christmas. I am sure if you follow me on twitter or facebook you will have noticed that I asked what Christmas meant to you.. I have tried to capture the essence of your responses.

I found Christmas meant many different things to everyone. I want to thank you all for your helpful replies. I had a wonderful Christmas and this exercise really helped get me in the mood. It reminded me of new and old little traditions. It really is the little things that make a difference and creates a special occasion. I really enjoyed this little project and hope you like the pictures below. I still dream of a white Christmas, maybe 2014 will be the year.

Christmas is ......