For the first time in the 42 years I’ve been with Philip we will be having Christmas dinner together at home and we are both quite excited about it.
Normally we spend the morning together, open our presents, then I go off to Mum’s for a couple of hours. I would pick Auntie Gladys up around 2pm and go back to Mum’s. My sister would drive up from Oxford and my brother would arrive in time for a lovely meal cooked by our amazing 88 year old Mum, who has done it every year of our life, bar one when she was poorly and I had to cook it.
After our food we open presents and have a general catch up with one another. Later on I’d take Auntie gladys home then go on to join Philip and all his side of the family at our niece’s house. Finally returning home together around 9pm-10pm.
Due to us being in Tier 3 we have decided that this year I will go to Mum’s house for breakfast and my brother will go for Christmas lunch. Mum’s house is a small pretty back to back house with a tiny living room and galley kitchen. Not conducive to having a pile of folk in and keeping socially distanced.
Also my sister can’t come home as she is having an operation on Monday and will not be allowed to travel afterwards. As you recall my lovely Auntie Gladys died in March. It’s hard to believe nine months has passed by.
Nevertheless, even though I’m not going far I’m still going to wear my new velvet coat and tartan dress. Well I can’t go to the pub or a restaurant so it’ll have to be posh frocks at home.
On Christmas Eve we are having a Christmas buffet box from our local farm shop. It’s to make up for the meal we are missing out on with friends.
I said I wasn’t cluttering up the lounge with Christmas tat after having our new carpet laid and the room looking so tidy. However the welder shamed me by saying I was being a grinch, so this is my offering along with a fat plastic Father Christmas hanging from the bathroom window and one on the garden gate that is wrapped in tinsel. Talk about tasteless.
Let me know how Christmas will be different for you this year. If it has been changed at all.
Take care and stay safe.
Happy Christmas wherever you spend it
Lynn
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You'll giggle at this but when the subject of Xmas reared it's head earlier in lockdown, the first thing Jon & I said to one another was "Does this mean Lynn & Philip will have to spend Xmas Day together?"
ReplyDeleteI think it's quite exciting, these new challenges. Too many of us sleepwalk through life, doing the same thing year after year. 2020 has forced us to try something different.
For us, Xmas Eve is just another day, Xmas Day is spent in the curry house with the Dead relative's Society and Boxing Day in 'Spoons with the gang. This year we're having Tony round on the 25th and Jon's cooking (just for a change!) Our socialising will involve wellies and walks along the canal as opposed to posh frocks in the pub!
Have a lovely time and yes, do wear that fabulous frock and coat! xxx
You’re right I did giggle. Our normal Christmas Day routine never bothers me, I like all the different elements of it, but I’ll have to admit we are looking forward to something different. It’s not plain sailing with the worry of Jill’s op and her being on her own but we have faith enough in the hands of the nhs and Jill’s own strong will and determination.
DeleteIt’s amazing how this year has flown by and we have settled into a new regime isn’t it. Philip is loving his forced retirement and looks really well.
We will be donning our wellies as well and headed out over the moors I’m sure. No pub at the end though xxx
I love your post Lynn. It will definitely be a different Christmas for us all this year but hopefully 2021 will be an improvement on this year....lets stay hopeful.
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Annie x
Your decorations look lovely. I'm very bah humbug this year because I should be in Australia for Christmas with youngest daughter. Singapore airlines cancelled a few weeks ago, I got a full refund so fingers crossed for next year. I will have a nice time with other daughter, grandson and SIL. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMany things in your post sound familiar though Christmas has been pretty quiet for us for a while as my parents got older (mum is 92 now)and as we lost my dad in April I'm just trying to make it as happy as possible for my mum. Take care and wishing you a happy Christmas and lets hope for a better New Year. Hugs, Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteYou will be having a far more active Christmas than I this year. I will stay at home, pass out treats to the cats, and enjoy a meal by myself. Yes, it's very different this year, but I love your tree. It's fabulous. Have a safe and happy Christmas, Lynn.
ReplyDeleteHow funny that you are having Christmas dinner together for the first time after so many years! We used to do Christmas Eve with my Dad and brother, but we no longer do anything ever since he passed away. We usually spend Christmas Day with just the two of us, and celebrate Christmas with Jos's children on another day altogether. This year it will be just the two of us all the time, as we can only invite one person inside our home. We will be going for a walk with my best friend and her husband on New Year's Day. That's it! I will still be dressing up though! Do enjoy your alternative Christmas, Lynn & Philip! xxx
ReplyDeleteA posh frock for dinner at home is a real 'must'. It certainly will be different from what you are used to at Christmas but it will be nice to be together this year. I love all my decoration and just had to put most of them out, though a few have stayed in their box this year. It is sad that only us two will see them but that is how it is, so we must make the best of it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy your day anyway. Kate x
I love the idea of a posh frock dinner for two. When we retired it was the thing I looked forward most to was Christmas with my husband. Having been a nurse I always had to work at least one of the Christmas days.
ReplyDeleteChristmas will be different for everyone. It's nice that you are having a special meal on Christmas eve. It all sounds very nice.
The welder is right I think, your new lounge will look lovely with a few red decorations.
By the way, I love your matching masks. Clever girl!
Wishing you and hubby a wonderful Christmas ,
Hugs,
Lisca
Love the green velvet! I hope you enjoy your different day.
ReplyDeleteI should be in Cornwall. The plan was to spend Christmas with A's family (he's been down there since September when he went to look after his dad who was having an op), then bring him back to Surrey ... but Surrey is now in Tier 4, and with us being in Tier 3 it didn't seem sensible to continue with that plan. So I'm now trying to decide what I'm going to treat myself to (food-wise). And looking forward to having some time to read, crochet, and catch up with people on the 'phone. Take care x