Hunter street shop windows. It must be Christmas. I'm out of here!

Christmas 2011.

A facile post.  Where is the 2011 world record held for the most Christmas lights on a private residence?  In Canberra, ACT, (according to one interview heard on ABC radio overnites). It has been You Tubed.
Google home page is also lighting up right now with Jingle bells.

Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011

Window shopping at Eurolight, Kotara. Crystals hanging about. Also on sale was a light globe that can light-up in a range of any one of about 12 colours that may be selected with a little remote control. Cute.

Outlandish Christmas decor gets the thumbs up.  Conventional suburb but never judge a book by its cover. Anything is possible!
The shaped tree on the left is a lovely little work.

Brand Newcastle logo arrived for the promotion of Newcastle. If it had Java script it could be easily published, well, to the extent of what is possible from a computer illiterate. And converting stuff to jpg format.  Something to explore one of these days.  

Where's Wally style. Or Waldo.

Hunter Valley Gardens.

Almost time for the Christmas letter with greetings and a narrative of the past year's doings. We find outselves reacting to these letters. A few rules surround Christmas letter writing according to Erika Hoffman who believes her advice will result in a letter that others will look forward to receiving. Is she correct? I know what Erika is getting at but it certainly rules out all the goss.

• One page is long enough.
• News of your kids who have left home is no longer included as they have lives of their own.
• It is not the time to write of sad events.
• Two success stories are the maximum.
• Only use humour if you are naturally funny.
• One photo is enough.
• Include an email address in case anyone is truly interested in hearing more.
• Your young kids could be invited to draw and decorate the letter and envelope.
• It is too late to mail a Christmas letter in the New Year.
• Don't write how busy, rich, sick or wonderful you and yours are.
• Sign off on a hopeful note.
• Write a line by hand to personalise each letter
  

(Based on Australian Catholics Magazine Christmas 2008)