Well - anything which is not done now is not getting done. I have wound down. The last card has been delivered, the parcel from Hermes has gone (and it has left a nice, tidy kitchen). I had a short walk but it really has never got properly light today. It isn't cold but it is dark, dismal and slightly damp. There is nobody about but the dog-walkers and even they look a bit reluctant today. I walked just a little way down the road (from number 19 to number 37) to put a late card through a letter box - had a chat there and then walked back with a friend who had been shopping. That is the extent of my socialising today but after my two hectic days it is rather nice to be quiet.
I have had a personal letter and parcel from Santa and his helpers via my email and I intend to reply to it on here. It was such a delightful surprise. After replying I shall switch off, draw all blinds, lock all doors, make myself a jacket potato with lots of salt and butter (yes I know salt and butter are bad for me but it is Christmas), and get ready to watch Carols from Kings with a glass of sherry - and Christmas will have begun.
Merry Christmas to you all.
You have a lovely evening planned! May you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Sending you love and light!
ReplyDeleteIt’s so nice to get settled cosy, light the lamps, draw the curtains that sometimes I wonder why I wait until dusk and don’t do so around midday. Have a happy and peaceful Christmas, I just hope you aren’t in trouble with Santa for opening your parcels early, I won’t tell him.
ReplyDeleteVery grey, wet and dismal but not particularly cold here. Everywhere clean and tidy, blinds drawn, lights on and a lovely quiet evening planned. I am being catered for tomorrow so that will be lovely.
ReplyDeleteHave a Happy and peaceful Christmas, and I hope Santa brings you at least one really good book!
Merry Christmas, Pat! Wishing you peace and joy!
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas sounds peaceful, just the way I enjoy it too. Tonight my adult sons and I will go to candlelight Christmas Eve service at church, hot cider will be served. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas from Canada. Have a warm and cozy day. xxx
ReplyDeleteWishing you a happy Christmas and a better new year for us all. I don't comment often but always read and much admire you for your take on life and everything it throws at you. xx
ReplyDeleteDearest Pat,
ReplyDeleteHoping you enjoy two very special days of Christmas!
Hugs,
Mariette
"Well - anything which is not done now is not getting done."
ReplyDeleteWeaver, this is what I tell myself soooooo often!! In fact, I said this to myself right before my adult children & their families arrived last Saturday, when we celebrated our family Christmas. So so true! By the time the event arrives, whatever it is, what's done is done & nothing more is going to get done!
Merry Christmas to you, my friend! ~Andrea xoxo
Merry Christmas, Pat. Wishing you all the best. --Elise (in CA)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! I went to a deli and bought corned beef sandwiches and all sorts of yummy things to eat. I will be on my own so decided to treat myself. Then I will go watch the Downton Abbey movie on TV with my cousin.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas too to all of Weav's friends here. You are a lovely group
Rose
We are sending you lots of love and hope that you have a lovely Christmas - we will be thinking of you (truly). Also wishing you a very,very Happy New Year xx
ReplyDeleteWendy (Wales)
Merry Christmas. Thank you for your blog. I look forward to it every day.
ReplyDeleteI'm watching Carols from Kings too.
ReplyDeleteHope you day goes well tomorrow with gifts and food to enjoy. Christmas Greetings to you
Merry Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your blog - I find it very entertaining and upbeat. Consider it a treat to read it daily. You and Going Gently!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!!
Sounds like a lovely evening-Happy Christmas Pat x
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Pat. I too thank you a blog that has been so friendly and enjoyable over the years.
ReplyDeleteMy mother, 93 years old ,has to isolate this Christmas, so just before the sun rose this morning I drove to her house to put a big basket of gifts on her doorstep for a surprise from Santa when she wakes this Christmas Day morning.
Being summer, it was beautiful at that time of the morning, so fresh, quiet, and no traffic on the roads, Xmas lights twinkling everywhere.. Sending you much love, from Pam. xx
Merry Christmas Pat. Viv
ReplyDeleteYour evening sounds just right. I hope you have a Merry Christmas, Pat!
ReplyDeleteWhat perfect plans for this eve and well done in getting the last card delivered. I've just baked the last of the cookies and a tea cake with mixed fruit and extra cranberries in it.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and I aspire to be like you if I get to be 89. You're a delight!
Happy Christmas, Pat, from our home to yours!
Hugs!
Merry Christmas Weaver, it's a lovely feeling when the preparations come to an end. I enjoyed Carols at King's, University Challenge and Gardener's World tonight. Have a peaceful day tomorrow and look forward to your next blog. Jan Bx.
ReplyDeleteHave a very Merry Christmas 🌲 and a really Happy New Year ! Sheila x
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your day.Relax and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteHappy Xmas.
Barbarax
Salt and butter are obviously not doing you much harm! Merry Christmas Weave. Enjoy your day.
ReplyDeleteActually salt and butter are not bad for you. There is a lot of new information out about it now.
ReplyDeleteA jacket potato with butter and salt sounds perfect on a cold and damp day. Happy Christmas.
ReplyDeleteJan - just what I watched - Carols from Kings always starts my Christmas for me.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your good wishes. I hope to catch a glimpse of the sun tomorrow.
By the time you reach 89 you can eat what you bloody well like I would have thought. Happy Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Pat!
ReplyDeleteYour perseverance reminds me of a Joyce Kilmer poem...
"Because the road was steep and long
And through a dark and lonely land,
God set upon my lips a song
And put a lantern in my hand."
I enjoy your blogs tremendously.
Warm Regards, A.K.
Well I have to agree with Rachel, why somebody of your age worries about eating healthily, weight and gawd knows what else, is beyond me. You have enough restrictions in your life, at least enjoy the things that you can do.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, dear Weave!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! Wishing you a lovely restful day!
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas, Weave.
ReplyDeleteNo Rachel and Derek - I can't eat what I like - Of course I have to be as careful as I can be. My mother died after a series of strokes each one more debilitatin than the previous oneI am like her in so many ways and I do want to do all I can to reduce my risk of a stroke. If i have one then so be it - so I don't want to walk headlong into it.
ReplyDeleteThanks to you all for your good wishes. I wish you all a Happy Season of Goodwill.
A happy Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Pat. X
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