In the Christmas countdown I seem to have forgotten about my blog, this must be the longest time I’ve gone without posting. In my defence I am now sorted, we will exchange family presents this week, the decorations and the sessional food shop apart from fruit, veg etc are all done, my hair is cut. I may be a bit light on mince pies and have so far failed to purchase anything for MrFF’s £5 stocking. I have offered a voucher for a football pork pie on the understanding he doesn’t eat it all at once, they serve 2. What they have to do with football I have no idea.Time for my rant about Christmas cards. I really don’t enjoy writing the cards but every year I enclose a newsy message. Certainly not the self congratulatory bragging stuff, more a moan fest with a few photos, I like to think it keeps people up to date. So I am pretty disappointed when I get cards back with just a signature. We’ve been receiving such cards from people we haven’t seen for more than 35 years and I wonder why they bother. And the ones that say we must meet up next year with no intention of offering an invitation to do so really hack me off. More positively my missive often prompts a long overdue phone call and a few return letters which I greatly appreciate. I made the effort to attend a Christmas lunch which reminded me that I don’t like them at all. The food wasn’t great, the service slow and understaffed. Crackers and paper hats, a quiz, a visit from Santa and 30 over excited people. I am 75 not 7 and a half.
Obviously I am not feeling festive at all but Christmas day will be lovely, a walk followed by a steam session, drinking too early in the day, nice food that is easy to prepare and parcels to open. Reaching that stage gets more challenging every year and MrFF has yet to have his rant about packing the unwieldy parcels into the car, and bringing back those we receive. It’s one of the family traditions that make Christmas, apparently.
I hope you are calm and having a wonderful Christmas time, end of message.
I love to receive cards and will gladly pay the postage for family card, we are spread all around UK, sadly my sisters don't bother, cards for me are left at one house, even though we always visit in November and not December, so I receive them in the new year when I next visit.
ReplyDeleteWorse than the Christmas card are the couple of email messages I’ve received this year: “Not sending cards anymore. Happy Christmas,” and that’s it. I mean just how difficult would attaching even a round robin letter and/or photos be?
ReplyDeleteLol...Too true about the cards. People have become poorer and lazy, I think. Oh well. I just continue to do what I've always done...a note and a card.
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Donna
I have a solid list of family and friends that are pretty reliable when it comes to sending cards each year. I do miss the message, tho, as many don't bother anymore. Your tree is lovely and I hope your Christmas is happy!
ReplyDeleteI love the whole Christmas card thing, the choosing the right card for someone, the writing and the joy of receiving. I still have the ongoing list of people I send a card to for the last twenty years but the number has diminshed. Sad that some have I have lost touch with and some gone forever but it's a tradition I am loathe to give up. An email just doesn't do it for me.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a nice time this Christmas. There will just be three of us this year, a mixed blessing.