Because Christmas is not polite enough to fall on the same day of the week each year, I am Always mixed up. I need continuity. Without a TV or radio to remind me of the day – a muddle happens. Two of my children are on my side of the globe but three of my children and their loved ones celebrate Christmas in another hemisphere (or is it me who is in the other hemisphere), they get Christmas the day before I do. And sometimes I have to think terribly hard to keep up.
I am not a christmassy person, (here is why) I have no decorations up, no tree, I send presents in the mail for the wee children, nothing more than that. I bought John a special hoe and I am not telling you what I bought The Matriarch because she is one of The Fellowship and I don’t want to spoil the surprise (but I told everyone NOT to get me anything at all – I say this every year – I cannot bear money being spent because people feel they have to) but my main focus is to make sure I get the timing right for the phone calls to all five of my children – to wish them Happy blah blah blah, glad they are with people who LOVE christmas and get off the phone again before I say something awful or Weep. But I love to hear their voices. 
However it seems to me that today is Christmas Eve here in my neck of the woods and so Merry Christmas to those of you who are celebrating Christmas Day on the beach in the other neck of the woods.
I hope you have a gorgeous day.
Focus is over-rated I think. 
Good morning. I hope you are going to have a glorious day. Christmas Eve or Christmas Day or just Ordinary. Every day deserves to be as glorious.
Love your friend on the farmy
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
63 responses to “Christmas Eve/Day”
Happy Whatever Day to you too C! Like you my family is a few time zones away and clocks are watched so I can get the right day for calling! Quite day tomorrow here though, just me and my animals, but I will enjoy their company just as much.
Time I watchedthat clock and started calling.. I envy you your quiet day tomorrow.. love love. c
Merry Christmas! And I do the same thing for gifts. All I ask for is time. Time to slow down with another person and enjoy thier company. My hubby though can’t stand it. He wants to give those material things. I love each one, but I still ask for “time”. So happy Dec 24/25…..to all.
Time is an excellent gift.. what a wonderful thought, just to sit and talk together..merry christmas pat! c
I’m with you somewhat. I think Christmas is very special for children, but I’ve grown weary of presents I don’t really want or need. However, I do absolutely love to cook the main meal, which is generally goose (this year included) and I normally make some sloe gin to give to friends 😉
I have never had goose.. or sloe gin for that matter.. maybe I will book myself a chair at your place one year!Just imagine.. c
You’d better! I can fit you in tomorrow if you can get a flight. Goose liver on toast for breakfast 😉
God! I wish!!!. c
…and I’m sure I can get some pumpkin for Sheila 😉
I think i can get her on the plane if i call her a therapy pig!.. c
Perfect!
like you we have no decorations and no tree and no presents for him or me….I think it is more for children…and also like you mine are miles away from home ….I just wish everyone near or far a very Special Christmas and a Very Happy New Year
Thank you darling girl.. I wish you happiness in every day, llittle pockets of it! I do love your comments.. c
Thank you Ceci, that was nice of you to say that .I would like to thank you and the animals for bringing me such happiness everyday. Tell Sheila that I am putting her calendar up next Wednesday night…Happy New Year
Miss C, you just gave everyone who is a part of this fellowship a delightful gift with this round-up of pictures. Our celebrations here grow smaller each year, but then the idea of sharing and caring can be framed in so many different ways and still bring happiness…Wishing you happy and short conversations filled with love.
I tried to get everyone, but I missed a few! never mind.. have a lovely day deb.. c
Indeed. Everyday deserves to be Glorious.
Glorious is such a delicious word! have you got your wee book yet? c
I love good old fashioned Christmas Carols so I like this time of the year. And I love the look on children’s faces when they talk about Santa. I also love seeing houses decorated with Christmas lights. Wishing everyone a happy 2015. Joy
Good! I love that you love them.. we need more people like you.. not more grinches like me.. c
The sun came out for you! So good to see the farmy animals with rays of sunshine on their backs, making them sparkle and shine. Happy Holidays to the Fellowship from Texas.
we did have a few hours of wonderful light.. I surely do appreciate the sun when it comes this winter! love love kim.. c
Yes, every day should be glorious!
there you are darling.. yes a little glory maybe once every hour is perfect!.c
Sunshine and light. What a glorious Christmas gift.
We decided not to do gifts this year either, although I am giving some anyway. Mothers can break rules. The gifts are items that once belonged to my mother and me, things I intended my girls to have. The son ordered himself a new watch, which I wrapped and placed under the tree. The son-in-law gets cheese made and aged in caves in my community.
Savor your phone calls with your children.
And Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!
When did all the gift giving start? Historically. I keep meaning to look this up. In fact i will right now.. The cheese sounds perfect, i would love that kind of gift!.. c
A glorious day to all. Together in spirit, if not in fact.
My family is too big to let me alone on Christmas, but your quiet day sounds delightful to me. I love the idea of Christmas: the lights, the decorations, Christmas music, presents in colorful paper wrapped in ribbon, angels and toy trains and Santa, the smell of pine trees and apple cider with cinnamon and cloves, red and green everywhere…I love all of it. But I hate doing it myself. Not that I hate it, really, but the tear-down at the end depresses me so. I stopped allowing myself a Christmas tree the year my roommate had to take mine down for me…in May!
You don’t need to decorate – your barn is highly reflective of the First Christmas. And don’t you know, at midnight on Christmas Eve/Christmas Day all the animals can talk 🙂 So, they will be celebrating, telling stories of how their great, great, great grand-cow or sheep was There overseeing the First Christmas.
I love the story of the animals talking at midnight! and I love midnight Mass…there is something about it that is not present at other times.
Wow!! Look at that sunrise! {I’m assuming, maybe it’s a sunset? haha}
Merry Christmas from Oz! ❤ xo
19minutes in and I am ready to sleep the whole day away! But I won't! Mstrs 5 and 8 wouldn't let that happen 🙂
Much merriment and joy to you and yours. Phone calls are the best gift.
Molly sends paw waves as she is eagerly waiting the German and my daughter this afternoon.
Hoping for sunny weather and some nice long dog walks. HUGS