Christmas pomanders (not an April Fool!)

It just took us a long time to get the photos uploaded.

Bowl: a favourite red-topped stemmed dish from my grandmother.

Ribbon: from a rummage-sale box.

Pomanders: made by the Squirrelings from clementines (baby oranges), cloves, and spices, dried for several weeks (in paper bags hanging near the furnace) until they were good and hard.

Photos: Ponytails.