Sometimes it is hard to create magic at Christmas time – especially considering our Christmas trees are lined up outside the local fruit and veg shop instead of a snowy field. I’ve walked passed this blue wall so many times and never noticed it’s vibrance. It was only when the contrast of the green arrived that I discovered my new favourite wall. I’ll have fun with this over summer.

Our Christmas here is casual. Sometimes we swim in the ocean on Christmas Day. We eat prawns, fish and fresh salads for Chrissy lunch. Sometimes we swelter in the mid-summer heat. There is sand instead of snow. Sunscreen instead of mittens.

Now that I’m a Muma Christmas has taken on a whole new meaning. An no doubt next year when my little one has a little more understanding and hence a whole lot more excitement, we will decorate, make, wrap and celebrate much more. And like this year we will revel in our beach Christmas, where the ocean beckons and the sun is hot. It’s a more subtle seasonal magic but it’s just a wondrous.