Christmas Eve

I should be decorating my home today but I've decided not to bother. I moved some of the boxes into the living room yesterday and started looking through to decide which decorations to use but it stirred up emotions I could do without being to the fore this year. I'd chosen the majority of the decorations with Ced so every box is full of memories and this is one time in the year when I miss him more, if that's possible. I think it's time to get some new ones, more suited to my current home and available space ... a task to add to the 2021 to-do list!

On to today! No housework now until next year - I love saying that! It's all about celebrating until Twelfth Night and then real life can intrude again. The only thing I'd like to do today is to prep the vegetables for tomorrow but, as I'm only cooking for myself, there's not that much to do so it won't matter if I don't get round to it.

The high spots of the day will be watching 'It's A Wonderful Life' this afternoon, followed by 'Carols from King's, after which the TV will be switched off and my own version of Jolobokaflod can start. I have quite a few books to choose from but think I have settled on Winter Solstice by Rosamunde Pilcher, an older book I've never read but I have enjoyed some of her other work so I'm looking forward to losing myself in the pages.

I won't go to Midnight Mass in person but there are options on TV and radio if I can't find the recorded service offered by the local church.

I've scheduled some posts for the days between Christmas and New Year but may be slower than usual in responding to any comments and in visiting other blogs. I'll end by wishing you all a Merry Christmas, however you choose to celebrate the day.