{"id":4720,"date":"2021-12-25T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-25T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=4720"},"modified":"2024-02-08T09:16:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T09:16:24","slug":"misc-yuletide-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=4720","title":{"rendered":"DAYS iN: Yuletide, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ye olde Yule tree, all a-twinklin\u2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I ought to lighten up on this topic, no doubt, but\u2026 I Amat\u2019s find the Christian connotations of how we celebrate Xmas, in current UK\/\u2018Western\u2019 culture, an issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No doubt at some point in this post I\u2019ll return to this theme. But for the most part this post is simply a record of the pleasurable aspects of our Yuletide celebrations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Xmas lunch. Delicious!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I worried about being Scroogey, inasmuch as I only texted and didn\u2019t call family, and a few friends, to wish them a Merry Whatever. Was this mean? I dint know! It wasn\u2019t intended as such. I do love the private pleasure of Xmas Day itself being just Teresa and me, and our moggins, Chester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We love to spoil Chester. And he got plenty of presents. Plus some Xmas fare, inc s but if the roast duck we had for lunch. He had some fun with the \u2018unwrapping\u2019. And played a fair bit with his \u2018flippety fish\u2019 toy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chester, \u2018sat at table\u2019, kind of, with us. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As I have for most of the winter holidays, I\u2019ve been sleeping alone in the downstsirs couch. on account of illness and insomnia. Not wishing to unduly disturb Teresa\u2019s nights!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I even watched (ish!) a bit of typical YouTube stuff (drum stuff, snooker, this \u2018n\u2019 that), on Xmas day itself. But the main entertainment was a couple of movies: Basil Rathbone\u2019s Pooch o\u2019the Basketcases<\/em>, and Hammer \u2018sword n\u2019 sandal type classic, She.<\/em> What fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of Teresa\u2019s unwrapped items, and some wrapped ones of mine.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Due to my being under the weather zi was a lot less involved in Yuletide lunch than normal. My only contributions being peeking n\u2019 chopping the spuds, and helping consume many hours work in just a few minutes. We had roast duck, with all the usual Christmassy accompaniments: roast taters, neeps, pinion; gravy, bread, horseradish, cranberry (etc.) sauces, Brussels, carrots, and so on. Even some chopped cooked chestnuts! Delish!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Present wise, we started unwrapping gifts fairly early, 10 or 11am -ish, perhaps? Teresa had loads of stuff. Me a little less! Several of my gifts were T-shirts or tops. Teresa got a couple of neck-warming scarves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of several tops, this one paid for by Pops n\u2019 co.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

She also got two boxed sets of DVDs: the complete Basil of wwwRathbone Sherlock, and the 20+ disc (21?) Hammer film set. And we both got a few pampering style items: her, perfumes and unguents, me shampoo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Teresa\u2019s Hammer box leaflet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I got a few tops that help profess some of my musical passions. A bit juvenile, perhaps, for a man on the cusp of the \u2018big five-oh\u2019!? But what do I care!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And a Joni For The Roses T-shirt.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A snazzy purple n\u2019 gold Future Days T!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This may sound pretty lame\/pathetic. But a highlight of the day, for me, was later in the evening, when Teresa and I dozed arm in arm on the sofa-bed. Just so cosy and peaceful! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I ought to lighten up on this topic, no doubt, but\u2026 I Amat\u2019s find the Christian connotations of how we celebrate Xmas, in current UK\/\u2018Western\u2019 culture, an issue. No doubt at some point in this post I\u2019ll return to this theme. But for the most part this post is simply a record of the pleasurable … <\/p>\n

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