Decorations R Us

I've decided :: there really is no classy way to have tinsel, fairy lights and glitter.

No matter which way you try it you simply cannot get away from the vulgarity of it all. Decorations that make my babes smile and giggle necessitate huge amounts of lights and glitter - like a mandir without Krishna - and, well, it's all so magical like that when you are little isn't it? Shiny things are just smile inducers here...

Some of my first memories are of darkened rooms and fairy lights and a sense of expectation and a feeling of magic in the air; that Something Special was happening. Good, warm memories. And even though what WE are celebrating is Eid at the end of the Month of Fasting the need to make good memories for my children pushes me to insane levels of bling as the child inside me, just for a short while, is let loose to decorate the house.

I have good memories of my childhood celebrations.

I hope my children have good memories of theirs too.

Comments

[Ummsuhayb]

yeah my son reminded me to get the decorations out of the cellar,they love strewing glittery stuff around the place and having the fairy lights on. Really need some new stuff though, but funnily enoughthe Xmas decorations are not in the shops yet here, come on it's nearly October surely somewhere must have them by now!

[Mu Mu Design]

You're kidding - its September - Christmas stuff is all over the place
here...

[Rebecca]

I love glitter.

Let it sparkle woman, surely your children will remember.

I can remember laying under a Christmas tree watching the lights glow for hours...

[Mu Mu Design]

yup! Me too! All children should have fairy lights at least once a year dont
you think? ;-)