Merry Christmas to one and all. Hope you have a lovely relaxing few days.

Here’s a couple of jigs I recorded a few weeks ago. The first is the Milltimber Jig, a Scottish Jig in D that I learnt for a Cape Breton workshop I was participating in. The second is a jig called The Rambler that I learnt quite a few months ago when I was learning to play in the key of E.

Milltimber Jig

The Rambler

Christmas is well and truly on its way. It was my last day working before the break today but I actually spent an hour this afternoon making a table decoration using bits and pieces from the garden as I did last year. It’s not as symmetrical as last years, and I’m not sure if I prefer it or not. We’ll see.

It becomes clear when you make decorations why the “Christmas colours” are red and green – that’s all there is out there in the garden. I found one small yellow flower and a purple flower that was mostly dead. I still incorporated those into the display though I also added some rosemary and lavender to the display too, so it should hopefully emit a nice aroma as well as looking quite nice.

Christmas Table Decoration