Christmas lights

Just about all the malls are in full Christmas regalia now, but I haven't seen many homes in suburbia that have yet dusted off the deorations. For several years the good folk at Westlake in Halswell decorated their houses magically, until the hoons and vandals destroyed it for everybody. However, a private home at 370 Cashmere Rd, Christchurch, has opened up and for a small donation to a charity you can visit the owner's extensive Christmas display, mostly between the hours of 6-9pm over the next week or two. And Spreydon Baptist Church's wonderful Christmas Grotto opens again on 13 December - last year, 23,000 people went through. Meanwhile, if you'd like to try making something a little different in the Christmas lights line, here's some instructions on how to make a lighted Christmas ball.