Sunday 27 December 2015

Phew!






The day after Boxing Day in a quiet and mostly slumbering household. A star from Berlin shines out against a sky just becoming light on a mild, damp morning. Birds sing outside, thinking it is Spring. The rhubarb reaches out through rich earth, and spring flowering bulbs creak steadily upwards.



Inside the house all is calm.
The smaller of the two Christmas trees has lurched about a bit since the chocolate teddy bears were removed. There are still a few paper hats, remnants of ribbon, tinsel and wrapping paper on the floor, under furniture and lurking in odd corners. A pair of very small slippers disguised as mice hides under a sofa.
The recycling bins are stuffed to bursting.

Family have come and gone, and come and stayed.
The weeks and weeks of preparation have been worth it, every moment.
Granddaughter explained how sad she felt on Christmas night. She really, really wanted Father Christmas to come back again so that she could see him and say thank you, (well. it was worth a try, wasn't it?).
She really, really wanted to do it all again.
Even I am prepared to do it again, even now, even before the turkey carcass has been dealt with.

I hope your Christmas time is as good.

Happy New Year to you all.

11 comments:

  1. Glad you had a good time. No-one was on form here for various reasons -though bunny was appreciated. Quite glad to have a quiet house now.

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  2. Mousie slippers? Wow, that's wonderful! And the best christmas trees always lean a bit.

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  3. Jee: sorry about the lack of form and hope things are better now.

    Zhoen: also sheep slippers, but they turned up in time to be taken home.
    I think we are all leaning quite a bit.

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  4. How absolutely lovely.
    Christmas as it should be, and too rarely is.

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  5. E.C.: thank you for such a kind comment.

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  6. I wish I felt like you. I am glad it is almost over (but feel guilty about that).

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  7. Oh, how very lovely! Happy New Year when it comes.

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  8. Starting Over: thank you for leaving a comment. Guilt seems to be programmed into so many women - we sometimes just can't win.

    Pam: I hope you have enjoyed your peaceful time at home. I guess the little ones will be back soon to restore the balance. What a beautiful gift from your son.

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  9. Glad you enjoyed your Christmas family visits. Having a dear little one around certainly brings out the joy at Christmastime. Happy New Year to you and yours!

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  10. Leslee: thank you, and I hope 2016 will be good to you and yours.

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