However today brought a bit more excitement with the arrival of our real Christmas tree!!
We always have a nice big tree to sit proudly outside the hotel and this year is no exception. It was hand picked last week by Mr & Mrs Jones and felled yesterday by Will the forester.
We received the phone call to make sure we had a few hands to help unload and were told it would be arriving at 10.30am, time for a quick bacon buttie and cup of tea.
The tree arrives and it is HUGE!! Thank goodness Peter had increased the diameter of the hole it would sit in earlier this year.
The men gather around the tree to work out the tactics of the operation ahead!
Will is giving out the instructions, we need ropes!!
It certainly is a whopper!
Ohh my back!! sorry guys not able to help but I will make you lunch.
The guests are watching!
Up she goes!
A bit more!
Almost there, just get her secure at the base.
Release the ropes! she is in
Now all we need to do is light up the tree, but I think we will wait until tomorrow.
