Hoping that everyone has a safe and very merry Christmas.
No need to worry about needles in the house this way, lol.
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garden muses said,
December 22, 2011 @ 6:48 AM
Wishing you and Ian a merry Christmas as well! Wishing for myself and others nearby a 6″ layer of snow soon!
kilbournegrove said,
December 23, 2011 @ 7:45 AM
Thank you, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas as well. (And is that a 6 foot snow, lol).
carolflett said,
December 22, 2011 @ 7:34 AM
Merry Christmas, Deborah. Hope you have lots of friends over there to share the holidays with.
kilbournegrove said,
December 23, 2011 @ 7:46 AM
Thanks Carol, we are making some friends and actually having a picnic (or lime as they call it here) on Christmas morning. Hope yours is wonderful.
Heather @ what's blooming this week said,
December 22, 2011 @ 7:40 AM
Have a wonderful holiday season filled with sunshine, beaches and warm wishes.
By the way, my Cobrahead is brown and I’m always losing it in the grass. So you’re right, the blue is a good idea.
Merry Christmas!
kilbournegrove said,
December 23, 2011 @ 7:49 AM
Thank you Heather. I hope your first Christmas at Hilliker House is wondeful.
And I really hope I win the Cobrahead, just realized the blue will match my tomato towers.
Pauline Mulligan said,
December 22, 2011 @ 8:09 AM
Have a really happy Christmas in the sunshine, what a good idea to put your tree outside !
kilbournegrove said,
December 23, 2011 @ 7:50 AM
No needles, and certainly warm enough to sit outside and unwrap your presents on Christmas morning.
Hope your Christmas is wonderful.
Barry said,
December 22, 2011 @ 9:30 AM
D:
Aside of a slight temperature difference, your photo looks very much like Fergus right now! I so hate when the ‘kids’ aren’t buried beneath a foot of snow this time of year! Alas! Wishing you and Ian the very best for the holiday season and the best for 2012! Perhaps our paths will cross in the coming year!
kilbournegrove said,
December 23, 2011 @ 7:52 AM
T,
Whats with the weather, last November when we left, it was amazing, so warm. Hope you get some snow and you can put the kids to bed properly.
Have a wonderful Christmas and hope to see you in 2012.
Carolyn @ Carolyns Shade Gardens said,
December 22, 2011 @ 10:43 AM
I very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year to you and Ian. Carolyn
kilbournegrove said,
December 23, 2011 @ 7:52 AM
Thank you Carolyn, I hope yours is happy and healthy.
Barbara H. said,
December 22, 2011 @ 12:55 PM
Best wishes for a very merry, happy Christmas and the most wonderful New Year.
kilbournegrove said,
December 23, 2011 @ 7:53 AM
And to you Barbara.
Barry P. said,
December 22, 2011 @ 2:13 PM
Dear Deborah,
All the best for Christmas and the New Year.
Barry
p.s. David will be back in St Lucia next week( until March).
kilbournegrove said,
December 23, 2011 @ 7:54 AM
Thank you Barry, I hope your Christmas is wonderful, and hope we can get together in the spring.
Good for David, maybe we will be able to get together again.
Curbstone Valley Farm said,
December 23, 2011 @ 3:26 PM
Deborah, wishing you a peaceful holiday season, and a joyous New Year!
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:28 AM
And the same to you.
Marguerite said,
December 23, 2011 @ 6:09 PM
Merry Christmas to you too Deborah. Best wishes in the new year.
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:28 AM
And to you Marguerite.
Jean said,
December 23, 2011 @ 8:08 PM
Merry Christmas, Deborah. (Love your outdoor Christmas tree :-)) -Jean
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:35 AM
Outdoor trees seem to be very popular here, no one wants to spend anytime indoors.
gippslandgardener said,
December 24, 2011 @ 6:06 AM
Dear Deborah, a very Merry Christmas from me too! That Christmas tree reminds me of some you see in our part of the world too!
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:35 AM
I am sure it is Heidi. Merry Christmas.
Anna said,
December 24, 2011 @ 9:35 AM
Wishing you peace and joy at Christmas Deborah and throughout the year to come! xxx
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:35 AM
And to you Anna.
Elephant's Eye said,
December 24, 2011 @ 1:24 PM
Enjoy your exotic Christmas, and may the year ahead let you spend happy time in your forever garden.
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:36 AM
Thanks Diana, I hope to as well.
Garden Walk Garden Talk said,
December 24, 2011 @ 1:28 PM
I wish you and your husband a very Merry Christmas, Deborah, filled with all the joy the season can muster. I’d send you some Canadian snow to celebrate if I only could.
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:36 AM
Thanks Donna, just a small snowball would work,lol.
Carolflowerhillfarm said,
December 24, 2011 @ 1:51 PM
Merry Christmas Deborah! I love your tree! Thank you for the Christmas greeting. Lovely to hear from you and so hope you are loving your warmer climate. I hope to visit again in the new year. Wishing you many blessings for Christmas and the New Year. Peace. Carol
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:37 AM
Thank you Carol, and to you.
debsgarden said,
December 24, 2011 @ 4:09 PM
Merry Christmas, Deborah! I have an outdoor tree, too, and i love the fact I don’t have to worry about dropping needles! I hope you and Ian have a specially wonderful Christmas and richest blessings in 2012.
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:38 AM
Outdoor trees are wonderful, but I certainly won’t be able to repeat that when I go back to Canada. Hope your Christmas is wonderful.
lynne said,
December 25, 2011 @ 5:14 PM
Merry Christmas, Deborah 🙂
kilbournegrove said,
January 5, 2012 @ 6:38 AM
And to you Lynne.