Christmas A Week Away

[TonyV]

Are you counting down, or waiting for new year?

[Prudie]

The Dorset side :-) I meant the last 5 we went on holiday to Antigua and left the whole Christmas thing behind

[TonyV]

[Theland]

Difficult to articulate the mix of emotions I feel.
It is not much more than a shopping fest, the new religion.
Supposed to be "goodwill to all men," yet selfishness abounds with an, "I'm alright Jack, " attitude.
The spirit of the unenlightened Scrooge thrives in our society.
Workhouses, treadmills and prisons, or the modern equivalents are in full swing.

[237SJ]

Counting down for a rest (probably at NY) as the run up to Christmas has been manic this year. I like it though

[Mamyalynne]

I'm looking forward to it, love all the extra light the house is filled with and of course spend part of the time with my family.

Reading of the generosity that some provide for those less fortunate not only at Christmas but throughout the year cheers me too.

[Eleena]

Hi Tony, both!
Looking forward to the time off work, I also love the expectancy of a brand new year ahead.

[Eleena]

Although this Christmas is the first Christmas my mum won't be with us, so a difficult one for all the family.

[Theland]

"'Tis the season of nostalgia," for me at least, and of a mix of emotions, as I am happy to see my kids and their kids enjoying it all and enjoying each other.
On the other hand, it makes me feel a yearning for the past, for the people I loved and lost, for the lost opportunities to have loved them more, for the simpler innocence of Christmases far gone.
Then it makes me sad, as the whole Christmas fest is like a giant magnifying glass, that brings into sharp focus the poverty, hurt and pain and loneliness of so many in this fast paced, materialistic and so often selfish world.
Food advertisements galore on the TV being beamed into the homes of those who are hungry, and denied even basic comforts in their time of need.
But that's just me. Maybe I am a bit weird, or miserable.
So Merry Christmas. X

[waterboatman]

[i]Bah. Humbug, and all that! ;o}[i]

[waterboatman]

That's supposed to be in italics. The best laid plans of mice and men. ;o}

[Theland]

Maybe I too need three spirits.
(Now there's an opening for some wag!)

[waterboatman]

Gin, whiskey and rum?

[Theland]

If only! But I have to stay on the wagon!
Maybe Yorkshire tea, P.G. and Ty Phoo!
Then I'll sing!

[10ClarionSt]

I'm with Sanmac.

[Theland]

Sanmac? Sounds like a patron saint! Of where?

[emmie]

can't wait, its a nice time of year, apart from the appalling weather.

[10ClarionSt]

Sanmac @ 22.07 on 18th Dec. Look behind you!