General Chat

Love Christmas but hate the heat so Christmas day is usually really hot. We normally go to my son's who has a swimming pool.
No hot meats & vegies for us we normally have Cold Turkey, Hams and lots of different Salads. No Plum Pudding but usually a nice light Cheesecake and a Trifle for dessert.
Still its always lovely to get together with my family and especially my Grandchildren.
Would love a Christmas in the Snow for a change though. White Christmasses were happy days I remember.
Regards
Jackie

Wow Frank sounds fab

My great grandmother b 1900
My Grandmother b 1920
My Mum b 1950
Me b 1970
My niece b 1990

Love christmas, never had it as a child. Now I get together with the boys (sons) partners & wife .Starts on my birthday 22nd and goes on till new year. Here's a coincidence. I am 70 this year my dads been dead 50 years also went into RAF daughter-in-law is 50. 30 years married and grand daughter 20, grandson 10.
Any more like it????

its a time for lost freindships to be re-kindled

LG i put the brave face on to for grandchildren...use to have my mom christmas and it still gets to me .....

yes it can be a very sad time on christmas eve we light several candles for those we have lost over the season

I hope so too Joyce ~ Im sure others will be around also

hi dont want to put damper on things but im going to be alone over xmas
hope sum peeps will come say hello !!!

joyceyh xx

sounds wonderful Ann

if only Susan

There are usually one or two on here over Christmas.

I still love Christmas and always have, even through the times when money was short. But in those times our children didn't look for big presents, theyw ere excited over every little gift they had because it was christmas. and, in answer to you Mel, We still in this house recognise the true meaning of Christmas. i always have a crib, the main part of which was made by our daughter about 35 years ago, it is scruffy now but part of our christmas.

Christmas is about traditions, some brought with us from childhood and some developed in our own family. I love buying presents and giving them, love the tree, the decorations and the carols and christmas songs. I even enjoy christmas shopping.

Ann
glos

Christmas means a really good rest.Close doors Christmas Eve.Read ,Read Sleep Sleep Slob out great until day after New years day. My time////////// Wonderful

Christmas starts 30 Nov for us and ends on 31st Dec ~ our children really appreciate christmas for its true meaning

"Angels voices every singing" - imagine angels singing to welcome your baby into the world - how wonderful - every baby is a gift from God

it's a double celebration for me.
it's my birthday.my kids sing mary's born child to me.we have fun and laughter.is anyone going to be on here on xmas day?

Well I hope you have a lovely time

Bev x

Bev, this Christmas is going to be good - its the first time in 3 years that I have been in employment over Christmas and although I'm on my own now I will be spending the time with family and friends. Col

Hi Col..........hope you have a better christmas this year

Bev

It does have mixed emotions for me as well. I remember sitting in our cottage in Cornwall, my business having gone to the wall after we had ploughed in everything we had got. We were sitting wrapping up the meagre presents we had managed to get from discount shops and contemplating a Christmas Day that would mean nothing different to eat and just the worry of what the future held and on the radio came 'Have Yourselves a Merry Little Christmas' we both sat and sobbed. Even now that particular song brings a tear to my eye

Double Time.........Im working!!

Bev x

Christmas' of yesteryear are a thing of the past ~ for some anyway ~ in my house we see the true meaning of Christmas ~ the shepherd in their poverty bought gift and they were more precious than those of the Wise men, a gift given from the heart is more precious than gold