Christmas was always my magical time of year. My mother was Devonian and we spent Christmas every year with aunts and uncles in the true rustic village style they celebrated it.I always maintained that tradition for my mother and family.The kids loved it. Now they are grown up I find they are,for their own selfish reasons, not interested.
They can stay on there own,skint and friendless for all I care over Christmas. My younger son will be accompanying us for our Sojourn away and all the more merrier for his company. Shame that I now enjoy Christmas in the style I used to enjoy ,but no longer with my full family with lovely young kids , in another country.