UnChristmassing.......

As the sun sets on this eve of New Year's Eve 2020 it would be an understatement to say that I, alongwith a great many others no doubt, will be so glad to see the back of the old year while pondering on what the new year will bring. Personally, I'm not going to ponder too much because as the old saying goes, 'the best laid plans' and all that. 

So minimal decorating happened this year, all the better for packing it all away today. I honed it all down to one large bag instead of the  higgledy-piggledy arrangement that I usually adopt and now somebody else can have what I no longer need in the way of ornaments and tinsel!

I made a little mouse for my great-niece after I saw a similar one on Pinterest. I think she turned out quite smart.

Some of us got just what we wanted from Santa and have put hours in practising! 

I got lots of lovely things too and am currently delving into this favourite.

First time on a swing and he loved it!

Spending time with my grandchildren before we went on to Tier 4 at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Night was my best present. I'm not sure when I'll see them again if restrictions aren't lifted in 3 weeks' time.

At least we had time to bake our Christmas Cookies.

My neighbours put on a splendid show this year again. The street's going to look quite bleak without the light show. More neighbours than ever this year put on a dazzling display, the by-product of having lived in the midst of a pandemic for the better part of a year, no doubt.

So we put away our sequinned crowns and our party dresses until next year ........

and hope with all our hearts and minds that the dawn of New Year's morning will herald some joy, good things to look forward to and the ability to plan a bit further and a bit more exciting than the next supermarket shop.

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In the meantime, I've been binge-watching the most excellent Virgin River on Netflix. Not because it's a load of cheesy, cliched, romantic nonsense with the most handsomest of main characters, ok maybe it is but I'm thoroughly enjoying it!!

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                                    Happy New Year when it rolls around, to You All.

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