Look! A pohutukawa angel! The tree went up today and is looking mighty sexy in a red and gold kinda way. Soon I shall start playing Christmas music. Oh yes, I shall.

And of course, this is Ms Gig’s first festive season. So far she has:

1. Chewed on various branches
2. Chewed on the base
3. Pulled off a papier mache ball and swatted it around the lounge
4. Played with and hidden a small red plastic apple
5. Attempted to eat a glass ball
6. Swiped at the beads
7. Bitten me on the foot while I unravelled stuff

It can only get more exciting. Although in deference to the fact she’s essentially an ambulatory mouth, we have gone without the big icicle strings this year. Don’t really fancy running her to the vet to have a tangled tinsel ball removed from her capacious gizzard.