It's a new one, Deb. I'm jinxed against smoke alarms 🙂
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my mil had a lot of cactus plants that would flower around this time - she called them her christmas lights.

the colours were stunning, ranging from cream to pinks and reds and a few purplish ones too.

That's a good name for the flowers, they can be brilliant colours 🙂 I noticed they were selling small ones in the supermarket with bright flowers. Heart XXX xox 🙂
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my mil had a lot of cactus plants that would flower around this time - she called them her christmas lights.

the colours were stunning, ranging from cream to pinks and reds and a few purplish ones too.



I have a New Zealand Christmas Tree (at least, Im told that's what it's called) that bursts into mass of beatiful red flowers every year without fail in the week before Christmas

That sounds beautiful, she ele! I love the poinsettias at this time of year, too...and the Aussie Christmas bush.
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Awww what lovely kitties, friend 🙂 Heart are they asleep or umm...?
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Lol, Countessa..your cats are enjoying decorating for xmas

My lawnmower was dying slowly. I almost broke my foot kicking it.

The non English speaking people next door learned lots of new colourful words from me.

I got sick and tired of hearing their new swear words so I bought a new lawn mower. 



“I’ve got my purse and my gift and my gloves and my selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor and my monoamine oxidase inhibitor and I have my anti-anxiety disco biscuits and I am ready to go. I am really ready!” Sheila