Grinch Corner

I don't really like the euphorbias that we can grow outside here, but I would love to be able to grow a Poinsettia outside as a tree. I bought a new one this year for indoors (red, not the newer types) because the one that I had kept going for several years didn't regrow after it's dormant period this year.

 

Card from a friend!

 

I saw a guy with a great jumper today. It had the slogan "Is it all over yet".

 

While away last week saw this Poinsettia in natural surroundings in someone’s Villa garden close to our Hotel in Tenerife it was a few feet tall close to Tree that I have no idea what it was .

 

I think it’s a pawpaw tree…

 

Thankyou @Tidemark

 

I'm really looking forward to Christmas Day!

...because we need a stash of discarded wrapping paper to light the wood burners through January...

 

My family used to save wrapping paper that could be reused after the application of a warm iron.

 

I'm afraid we still do that, @Tidemark . Some of our wrapping paper has a long history... we also make gift tags from old Christmas cards. I haven't bought wrapping paper for years, and have never bought a gift tag. (Is that Grinchy, or just frugal?)

 

I make the same kind of gift tag.

 

I'm even more frugal, I just don't buy any presents.

 

Frugal - definitely @Liriodendron, and enviromentally sound. My Mum always did that, and I did on many occasions too

I don't buy presents now either @Escarpment. The money goes to charity instead. I don't need more 'stuff', but others do. The whole period is full of greed nowadays, when it should be the opposite.

 

Christmas is like another day to Miss Jiff & Me

 

Actually it's better than just another day, because I know nobody's going to come and disturb me.

 

I make gift tags from old cards too. Just done 12 for the work presents.

The wrapping paper waste produced must be ridiculous. I wonder if most people try to reduce, re-use, recycle etc. I doubt it.