Garden Hose Syndrome

Well, that's it. Christmas has officially finished for another year. I've finally packed all the decorations away. All that's left is to straighten a few pictures and a quick hoover to pick up the last few bits of tinsel and glitter.

I don't like taking the decorations down, not for the hassle but for the dull and empty feeling that pervades the flat. The twinkle of fairy lights and the warm reds and golds make the place look so inviting and cosy. So to console myself I went out and bought some new glass nuggets and candles - well, they're almost like fairy lights!!

Speaking of fairy lights, I'm conducting an experiment with the decorations this year. Even though the Christmas box is not touched by human hand from one January to the next December, the neat coil of fairy lights is affected by the universally known Garden Hose Syndrome. So this year, I've not bothered to neatly package them - I just dumped them in the box with the hope that the syndrome works in reverse and next Christmas I might find a neat coil of lights when I open the box!