Christmas reminds me of times spent with family and friends, of playing in the snow with my kids, of winters in Quebec, of visiting the coloured lights with my parents in their friends’ car. I also crave colour so poinsettias and holly berries as well as my neighbourhood catoneaster trees really give me the colour boost that I crave. In fact, I like to leave my Christmas lights on all year and many people have said how they love walking out on a hot summer night and happen upon my beautiful coloured lights.