Twas The Season To Be...

Jolly? Grumpy? Guilty? Which were you?

I managed all three at one point or another. I love Christmas but in recent years they have been difficult mainly due to chest infections and illnesses. But still I cling to the hope that I will get back that magic cheer that Christmas has. Rose tinted glasses rimmed with holly I suspect.

One glorious moment of Christmas cheer was visiting a local church Christmas tree festival. Coming from 'up dale' Christmas trees were banned from our church when I was little. Well the elder aunts from those days, the ones who wore hats in church even if they were there cleaning, would be as appalled as I was overjoyed.

I was expecting perhaps 7 or 8 trees in the church but walked into a veritable wonder land with 82 trees of one type or another crammed in. Each was decorated by a different group. The Brownies decorated their's with homebaked cookie decorations, the local dog's charity had pictures of those dogs looking for new homes. The local children's hospice had rememberances of those who they said goodbye to this year which was heart rendering.

There was tea and biscuits, a raffle and the most wonderfully welcoming congregation.

And from that lovely thought I shall skip to my number one moan of Christmas 2008 - blue lights. So many houses are adorned with blue lights. They are not Christmassy. Red, green, gold and clear lights I will allow but not blue. Blue lights should be left to police stations and colour blind prostitutes.

Comments

[Steg]

For the first time in years I found some Christmas spirit this year. Not as much as some, maybe but it's a start.

Happy New Year to you and yours, Beki!

[Attila the Mom]

Hope your feeling better!! Have a wonderful new year!