I'm supposed to be ironing sheets. Not exactly my favourite job, but it's raining. And I'm about to be a bit late feeding new pet lambs Minnie and Mickey here at Struan Farm. But I found myself just needing a little Christmas. Do you know the song? "I need a little Christmas, right this very minute?" Well, I did.
I miss not having a tape or CD of carols to pop on to sing along with. That helps get me into a seasonal mood for sure. And living in a remote rural area I don't exactly cruise the shops at this time of year, buying oodles of presents. I'm missing Christmas. I want to feel that Christmas spirit.
So I went and got out our Christmas decorations. This has helped.
Still in a dilemma on the tree, and I have heaps of beautiful ornaments that I'd like to use, stored away. We won't have another droopy radiata pine, those are too saggy, sad. I won't get a plastic tree, those look too fake. Last year we had a tiny blue spruce in a pot, but that was a bit of a joke. We may end up with something recycled, entirely unconventional as a result, and maybe not this year. It's still a mission.
I'm a traditionalist. Something inside me needs the comfort of that. For years I sponsored a family each year at Christmas for the Salvation Army, went out and bought presents and food that I wrapped beautifully, piled into laundry baskets and delivered. I need to do something like that again, that's what Christmas spirit is all about. Not decorations, really.
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