Quiet Xmas
The last 18 years has been hard for me at Xmas. It was always about the empty chairs. My Dad passed 18 years ago and Xmas never felt the same without him. But having little ones around helped. 8...
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A very happy Christmas to you Kath and again thank you for all your posts and good advice. I am a great believer in the quiet Christmas. We always had a Christmas of just immediate family, and my mother (who died last month aged 93) was firmly of the belief that she was not going to spend one of two days holiday (I grew up in Scotland) in the kitchen! So we always had Christmas lunch out and loved it. In Australia, we had it out and cold!! I have changed the tradition a bit, as I don't care much for big lunches, and we have had a Christmas Eve dinner for a long time - works out perfectly now for my daughter, her partner and our grandson as they can then go off to the 2nd set of parents/grandparents on Christmas Day.
Happy Christmas to everyone at the Network however you celebrate! Here's hoping for a peaceful and healthy New Year for us all.