I’m never quite sure when it’s appropriate to start putting decorations up, but yesterday seemed as good a time as any. We’ve accumulated all sorts of things.

And of course, a tree.

Even our Christmas cactus is getting the festive spirit.

And as if that wasn’t enough Christmassy stuff, this morning we awoke to a snowfall.

This is good news for skiing, but bad news for me, as it means I’ll have to sweep the 40 steps that lead up to the house from the path.