Merry Christmas!

Christmas in Sydney was much colder than normal today. I remember my first Australian yule in 2000 and it was a blazing 43 degrees Celsius (109 F). Today was 24 degrees (75 F). I actually wore a wool jumper which made me feel a bit more as if I were back in the Northern Hemisphere. Apparently turkey sales were back up this year, a return from more fish based dinners. I've attached a picture of this year's Christmas tree, my favorite decorations are the faberge eggs my relatives from Denmark gave me last year. I cringed when we ran out of time to buy a real Christmas tree and instead picked up a fake. It fell over while we were out, I'm thankful nothing was broken. Next year we've made the sustainable decision to plant a living fossil, coniferous Wollemia, in a tub and bring it inside each year to decorate.

This year's Christmas tree:



Next year's: