If anyone’s finding hosting Christmas too much, they should just bite the bullet and say so. I’m not there yet - I love Christmas and still love doing it, but if I ever fancy a rest I know at least one of our younger generation will happily take it on. My lot are all very good anyway, and want to help, so someone will bring the puddings, another will bring drinks, another will sort out starters.
I haven’t room for 14 round the table, but bought two fold down tables for the children - I measured everything very precisely and though it’s a squash when all of them are up at once in our dining kitchen, it just about works. Last Christmas though, we just fed the kids first then let them escape to run riot round the house and garden while we adults ate in peace. It worked really well.
Key to it all was my Hostess trolley. I was a very late convert, maybe the last one 
, only buying it a few years ago, but my goodness it’s so helpful! And when it’s not in use it’s useful storage for all the extra china we need for our family days.
Key to it all was my Hostess trolley. I was a very late convert, maybe the last one , only buying it a few years ago, but my goodness it’s so helpful! And when it’s not in use it’s useful storage for all the extra china we need for our family days
Maggiemaybee
Just had a joke about the hostess trolley on the decluttering thread.
Yes, they are useful for storage too!!
Oh, I can imagine, Callistemon! Can I state categorically that I haven’t read the Woman’s Weekly since my mother used to get it in the 1960s.
My MIL used to take the Woman's Weekly, I may still have a couple of copies which have knitting patterns in them!
Best not post that on the decluttering thread 
No, best not.
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