Christmas

I ordered a small gift online for someone we'll see over Christmas then realised the advised delivery date was 26th-27th February! So I was able to cancel it and will have to think again now.

It’s sunny too
what does that mean, please?
Enjoy yourself!

The events begin but, of course, a couple of events always clash so it's decision time.

I’ve got my 1st Christmas doo this afternoon. A meal at a lovely local (for me, yay!) Italian restaurant with book clubbers. 12 of us. A Christmas menu, 3 courses, half bottle wine each, coffee and amaretti biscuits, £39 each. I’m thinking I’ll choose the turkey roast dinner. 🎄. I’m so looking forward to it! It’s sunny too for my walk over so I shall wear a dress and heels … a nice change from trousers. 😁

The Advent candle wreaths have been set up (one in the lounge, one in the kitchen), so I really feel as if Christmas is now on its way. No other decorations yet.

Hoping to start wrapping OH presents this coming week.

Will post the cards for Europe this week, but I’m reducing how many other cards I’m sending out this year due to the cost - some will receive an electronic one instead. I know it’s not the same, but postage is really prohibitive when there are lots of cards to send out.

December 1st.
First Sunday of Advent. 🕯
We wait in Hope.
Let the countdown begin. 🎄

Thank God (if he ever existed) for being an agnostic......

turkey ordered from butcher to be delivered 23rd, all gifts bought and wrapped, tree will go up the week before Christmas
we love Christmas, always have all the family over..

Love,love, Christmas, not got everything done but part of the enjoyment for me is shopping, stopping of for coffee ect. Afternoon tea arranged with friends.
I get my Christmas tree about the 9th, it's up by the 11th. Candles all sorted.
I am going shopping for a Grinch Oudie for one of my Grandchildren tommorow.
I know it's funny,and, although I order presents online I don't get the same buzz as I do going to the high street.
Everyone loves Christmas in their own way.

I’m one of the lucky ones. I’ll spend Christmas Day wit h my dd and family and my d and gd will come to me on Boxing Day. My sil has to fly to Australia to check up on his parents on Boxing Day morning so they’ll be a bit down. I’m about half way through the baking, most of the presents bought and some wrapped. My sil will get my decorations out of the attic next week. Must try and get ahead as it looks as though I may need to put in extra time at the hospice getting the Christmas Memory boxes and bags done.

escaped

^That's a very good price^!
I hope it doesn't smell like disinfectant!

It should be fine, it's a Yankee candle.

That's a very good price!
I hope it doesn't smell like disinfectant!

That is very admirablewin and glad you are fit enough to do so much to help those who are less fortunate. I make tablet every year which I give to family and friends. Money to the adult grandchildren and books and toys to the young ones. No tree or decoration up till around 5th December. Christmas cards are written, stamps on but not posted yet. Been out for a Xmas lunch with my Xmas jumper on. Maybe too soon but others were dressed festive too so I wasn't alone. A few small presents bought, but not all. Time is going so fast

I’m with Martin Lewis as far as Christmas is concerned. We've agreed only to buy presents for closest family and children. Now that the family has grown, no-one a) has enough room and b) wants to do all the cooking, so we now use the money we save on unnecessary presents to eat out together on Christmas Day. It’s great not to have the stress of buying umpteen presents which probably won’t be needed or appreciated.

escaped

winterwhite

Can anyone recommend a good Christmas-y candle? Pref Christmas tree smelling, rather thanspicy cloves. Not over-powering.. Thanks.

I bought this one yesterday in Sainsburys for only £7 instead of £17. It's called wrapping paper pine. I haven't lit it yet, but will report back on the smell tomorrow.

That's a very good price!

winterwhite

Can anyone recommend a good Christmas-y candle? Pref Christmas tree smelling, rather thanspicy cloves. Not over-powering.. Thanks.

I bought this one yesterday in Sainsburys for only £7 instead of £17. It's called wrapping paper pine. I haven't lit it yet, but will report back on the smell tomorrow.

keepingquiet

Why does reading these threads make me depressed?
I think it is because it is still November...

You aren’t obliged to read them!

I have been knitting and crafting to get ready for Christmas. Got one set of outdoor Christmas lights up and set on timer so the house is looking bright and cheerful.

Not tried, winterwhite but looks interesting.

Can anyone recommend a good Christmas-y candle? Pref Christmas tree smelling, rather thanspicy cloves. Not over-powering.. Thanks.

Delivering food parcel and meals to people who have no one or cannot do it themselves. Serving community lunches. setting up the room/tables and clearing up. Cooking the meal, and everything connected with giving the less fortunate a good time during Christmas. Transporting attendants to and from the community room where the lunch is served. You can even volunteer from home, telephone people who request a Happy Christmas call and chatting to them for a while, you may be the only one they speak to that week. I have now volunteered for 10 years every Christmas and volunteer full time every day. I love what I do. When you volunteer you get twice back what you give in terms of job satisfaction, enjoyment and self respect. You meet lots of people and make loads of friends. What is not to like.

I would love to spend the festive season volunteering, what do people do? I have a current DBS certificate.

Mikkima ouch! Poor you 💐

I was just getting on track to start my Christmas then on Tuesday had a fall. I landed on my face, no time to put hands out and now have 2 black eyes, one fully closed, a taped up nose and eyebrow, bruises in places I forgot I had and my daughter threatening to take over my decorations! She's very good, very artistic and her heart's in the right place but she doesn't do it my way, if you know what i mean? Poorly maintained pavements! I should have been at a Christmas market tonight!

Willow500

Gosh everyone seems very organised! I love the build up to Christmas and all the decorations. Mr W has just built a platform at the front for the outside tree to stand on (our front garden is all stones and slopes downwards) and I've cleared the last of the leaves up so will put the lights up tomorrow if it's fine.

We've brought all the boxes of decorations out from the storage apart from the trees - I was banned from putting anything in the loft when we moved here 4 years ago but luckily we have this huge outdoor store cupboard that I filled up instead ! Every year I'm told not to buy anything else but somehow always manage to have more boxes! I will start to put them all up at the weekend - Mr W keeps well out of the way as he can't cope with the mess!

I've bought a cake this year with the intention of feeding it but so far haven't taken it out of it's wrapper!

We took the family cards and token gifts with their money wallets inside down south a fortnight ago - we won't be seeing them as they're all working apart from the day itself. We'll have to send money over to our other son in NZ next week - can't send them cards as they are in the middle of moving and so far don't have an address plus they're going to Oz for Christmas. I haven't written any other cards yet - a task I used to look forward to but it gets later every year now!

I've bought a few bits for the freezer but we are having the day on our own this year (our choice - we were invited out but decided to stay home and slob in front of the tv for a change) so will just have a scaled down lunch but still with all the trimmings but lots of chocolates!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

PS Not posted on here for a long time but I do dip in and out to read posts some days.

you could send the4m and e-card perhaps

Gosh everyone seems very organised! I love the build up to Christmas and all the decorations. Mr W has just built a platform at the front for the outside tree to stand on (our front garden is all stones and slopes downwards) and I've cleared the last of the leaves up so will put the lights up tomorrow if it's fine.

We've brought all the boxes of decorations out from the storage apart from the trees - I was banned from putting anything in the loft when we moved here 4 years ago but luckily we have this huge outdoor store cupboard that I filled up instead ! Every year I'm told not to buy anything else but somehow always manage to have more boxes! I will start to put them all up at the weekend - Mr W keeps well out of the way as he can't cope with the mess!

I've bought a cake this year with the intention of feeding it but so far haven't taken it out of it's wrapper!

We took the family cards and token gifts with their money wallets inside down south a fortnight ago - we won't be seeing them as they're all working apart from the day itself. We'll have to send money over to our other son in NZ next week - can't send them cards as they are in the middle of moving and so far don't have an address plus they're going to Oz for Christmas. I haven't written any other cards yet - a task I used to look forward to but it gets later every year now!

I've bought a few bits for the freezer but we are having the day on our own this year (our choice - we were invited out but decided to stay home and slob in front of the tv for a change) so will just have a scaled down lunch but still with all the trimmings but lots of chocolates!!

Merry Christmas everyone!

PS Not posted on here for a long time but I do dip in and out to read posts some days.