The houseboat is decorated with the usual cheery trimmings of
Christmas, albeit on a low budget. Cloth pennant flags with Turner’s yard
livery, fancy paper chains and a sprinkling of tinsel brighten up the cabin. A dwarf Christmas tree has found a niche on the sideboard and strands of ivy and scented fruit pomanders with cloves are placed around.
Stockings, handmade in Burnley, Lancashire by Janet, are hung by the
fireplace, expectantly waiting for Father Christmas. It is mystifying how the
great red robed man drops down a narrow chimney pipe. The sliding entrance
hatch would be easier.
At night candle lights glow in glasses, the fire crackles and the houseboat is flood lit.
Visitors are welcome to the houseboat during the
Christmas season.
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