Happy New Year!

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Happy New year, my lovelies ~ sending wishes for good things in 2026 for you all 😊

 

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Christmas Every Day: Days 22-25

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And just like that, Christmas is over!  It always seems such a lot of build-up to a day that goes so very quickly ~ almost blink-and-you'll-miss-it 😄  It's been just the two of us this year, so very quiet.  Here's the last few days of this year's CED:

 

This little glass cactus came from the same shop in Leeds as the cat on Day 2...

just a little book with some seasonings to add to Beverly's collection...

she's rather partial to a glass of Baileys 😉...

and finally a jigsaw ~ and a rather sweet little terracotta Christmas tree decoration that I attached to the parcel 😊

I'm going to try to get a bit more organised for next year and perhaps make a few things for the 2026 CED.  Mind you, I say that every year and haven't managed it yet but I can live in hope, eh 😏

Peace...

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Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)     

Merry Christmas!

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Sending you all my warmest wishes, my lovelies ~ hope you all have a lovely Christmas 😊

 

Funny Reindeer Compilation 🦌😂

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Snow, snow, snow

 

Christmas Every Day: Days 17-21

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Well, that's the shortest day over and done with ~ now we can look forward to the days very gradually getting longer 😉  Only a few days left now of Beverly's CED:

 

a second hot chocolate melt and Christmassy glass mug, to match Day 8...

Beverly really likes jigsaw puzzles and Lego, so I bought another of these wooden 3-D puzzles to match the sunflower one I got for her last year...

an "edible" treat ~ peanut butter and chocolate, what's not to love 😄...

very much a "practical" gift in the "kitchen paraphernalia" box ~ a pair of tea towels to match the oven gloves on Day 5...

yummy "edibles" ~ I confess I was very tempted to keep these to munch myself 😉

Our early Christmas dinner went without a hitch on Saturday, although as usual I completely missed the planned 1pm serving time 😄 Needless to say I also completely forgot to take photos of the Larkin Christmas Turkey, so I'll have to try to remember next year...but please don't hold your breath 😏

Peace...

www.allposters.co.uk

Father, Mother, God,

Thank you for your presence during the hard and mean days.

For then we have you to lean upon.

Thank you for your presence during the bright and sunny days.

For then we can share that which we have with those who have less.

And thank you for your presence during the Holy Days.

For then we are able to celebrate you and our families and our friends

For those who have no voice, we ask you to speak.

For those who feel unworthy, we ask you to pour your love out in waterfalls of tenderness.

For those who live in pain, we ask you to bathe them in the river of your healing.

For those who are lonely, we ask you to keep them company.

For those who are depressed, we ask you to shower upon them the light of hope.

Dear Creator, You, the borderless sea of substance, we ask you to give to all the world that which we need most.....PEACE.

Maya Angelou

(4th April 1928 - 28th May 2014)     

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Christmas Every Day: Days 13-16

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Good grief, 16th December ~ how can we be halfway through December already 😯  The days are racing away and soon it will be the shortest day, then comes the slow climb back up to more hours of daylight 😊  In the meantime, here's the next batch of Beverly's CED gifts:

she really loves Twiglets and told me that she was relieved to see them, as she would have been disappointed if there hadn't been any this year 😄

More "fancy toiletries" ~ another hessian lavender sachet along with a different scented soap...

both practical and decorative, I guess 😏

Another "edible".  I debated whether or not to get this bread mix as Beverly doesn't like olives ~ in the end I decided that she could just leave them out.  She told me that she might use sundried tomatoes instead which, to be honest, I think I would prefer to olives too.

I'm on the countdown to Christmas dinner ~ I think I told you that we were having it early with Beverly as she is working over Christmas.  I like to get most of the dinner prepared the day before, so I shall have to get the turkey joints and the accompaniments out of the freezer on Thursday.  If I remember, I'll take some photos to show you what I always make for Christmas dinner ~ I think I'd have a very disappointed family if I made something different!