Deck the Halls in the Wrong Place

 We succumbed to the fashion this year for putting the Christmas tree up inordinately early.

It's about a week too early for us, but what the hell...

This year it's a repeat of the last couple of years' themes - a branch from the hedge. Easy to obtain; costs nothing; simple to dispose of when the season has finished; it doesn't block the light anywhere near as much as a fir tree; you can see the lights on both sides simultaneously and no needles dropping all over the place either.

Whereas we normally put the tree in front of the patio doors in the living room area, this year we have been forced by circumstances to place the tree in the dining area. The reason for this is because "Railway", the feral cat we feed a couple of times a day, who habitually comes to the living room patio doors and peers in to let us know he's ready for either his breakfast or dinner, is a creature of habit. A tree in front of the living room patio doors would have made opening the doors to feed him a somewhat fraught affair.