Festive After-glow

Well, that was fun, hey, and more than that, absolutely lovely to be with the Family at this time, for where else would one be by choice?

Television has not been absolutely  brilliant but flashes of inspiration and good humour and good timing have been available and things have been recorded for future watching, so all bodes well for all futures.

Christmas is a wonderful season but it can be difficult in all kinds of ways, for many people.  We have such high expectations of The Day, itself, let alone the rest of the holiday period so it's hardly surprising things fail to come up to our ideals.  The build-up begins too early and the crescendo hits us at our lowest ebb, when we're sure we'll not get everything done in time, so much so, we believe our own worst fears.

And of course, the shopping is a huge chore, especially if it has to be left to the last minute, so for those poor souls, that's the nightmare of the season.  Luckily most folk are able to organise their needs and wants to a higher level, and cope well with demands on their time and, quite frankly, if you do find you've forgotten something, its probably too late to do anything about it anyway, and you'll probably cope without whatever it was you'd forgotten!

I noticed our television chefs were all very keen on telling their viewers to prepare things early, as much as possible well in advance, to save that awful last minute hassle, endeavouring perfection for each and every Brussels sprout and every pig in blanket ever attempted.

So I do hope your Christmas was as super as mine was and you loved being with your family, and you're now still talking to each other and if you are, well done.  If not, forgive yourself and your loved ones, and keep in touch, and things will be well, in due time.

Daisy