At least in the family in Provence where I spent Christmas this year, it's not milk and cookies that one leaves for Santa (see photo). I missed the 'after' picture - Santa unwrapped the candies and ate them (leaving the wrappers), had a few sips of the wine, washed his hands in the bowl of water (dirty business coming down the chimney!) and wiped his hands on the towel!
The other photo is a view of Figanieres, the village in the Var -the region just north of the Cote d'Azur - where I spent Christmas, from the terrace. Christmas and the next day were gray put the next 3 days were glorious like in the photo!
