It's Christmas Eve and we are not long past the winter solstice so the days will now slowly start to get a little longer. With Christmas literally within touching distance it feels like time for what may be my last Random Ramble of 2021.
So what have we been up to?
From scanning my iPad photos the answer seems to be not very much at all.
On my phone there is the evidence of a few short wanders ... for socially distanced catch ups, which is as much as we can all really hope for at the moment ...
.. to Elford Walled Garden ...
... to Fradley Junction ...
... to Lichfield ...
We are so lucky to have so many lovely places fairly close by that we can take advantage of.
There has been the tiniest bit of festive cooking and baking ...
There has been the tiniest bit of festive cooking and baking ...
... a bit of last minute gift making ...
... and an even littler bit of decorating ...
We had thought we’d got Christmas sussed this year. We decided in the summer ... that as it looked like we wouldn’t be able to get together with family ... we would book ourselves a Christmas hideaway in the Peak District ...
With government changes to rules and guidance this first reduced itself from a seven to a five day break and then, when it was literally just around the corner, got cancelled completely ... we were just a little bit gutted. We had been so looking forward to hunkering down in the hills in front of the log fire, watching Christmas TV, going for walks and eating ourselves silly.
As ever, in this year of ups and downs, we’ve soon got used to the idea and will just be doing the same but now at home ... the walks may not be as pretty and the fire is gas but there is still lots to be thankful for ... and we might even manage a few doorstep chats with friends.
And, of course, there will still be plenty of room for a picky tea ...
As ever, in this year of ups and downs, we’ve soon got used to the idea and will just be doing the same but now at home ... the walks may not be as pretty and the fire is gas but there is still lots to be thankful for ... and we might even manage a few doorstep chats with friends.
And, of course, there will still be plenty of room for a picky tea ...
I'm guessing that whatever you are doing it isn't likely to be what you had planned or hoped for, but I think that now more than ever is a time to be thankful for all that we have and focus on what we can do and try not to worry too much about what we can't.
Thank you all so much for following and reading my ramblings across the course of the year ... I'm sure there will be more to come in 2021.
Stay safe and have a Merry Christmas everyone 😀
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Merry Christmas!
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