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Ariel
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For some, Christmas Day is the most difficult. . . . [W]e invite you to reflect on the pain, loneliness, anxiety or sadness you may feel. With words of lament, prayer, moments of silence, and reflective music, we will acknowledge the pain in our world and seek God’s presence and healing. . . . [Y]ou will find hope and comfort in knowing that you are not alone.
YMMV, and it probably works for some, but the last thing I'd want to do on Christmas Day is focus on being miserable.
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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TBF, the service is being held before Christmas - presumably so's you can get the feeling miserable over early, and possibly be that bit less morose on The Day.
I have been facilitating others' preparation (through the power invested in me by a Costco card) without feeling the need to provision the house as for the Siege of Stalingrad. My big food extravagance today was a string of genuine Breton onions.
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Piglet
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Glad to hear it went well, Beenster - here's to a speedy recovery. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Here it is, UnChristmas Day.
For all of us who, by choice or necessity, are observing an unfestivity, I hope this midwinter brings what you most need. Peace, strength, comfort, pleasure.
Where can we live but days?
Days: Philip Larkin
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Ariel
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# 58
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Lemon chicken, prawns in chilli sauce and rice done, red bean paste cakes and pandan cake at hand. I'm embarking on a clear-out and tidy-up, but interspersed with periods of flopping on the couch watching television, which I don't normally do and am rather enjoying.
I can't say I feel Christmassy. It just feels like a rather quiet bank holiday and just as well everything is closed and it's pouring with rain, I barely have the energy to move around at the moment.
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David Goode
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Originally posted by Piglet:
There's absolutely nothing to stop you eating Something That Isn't Turkey™ - if it was my choice, I'd much rather have venison. Or beef, or lamb, or chicken ... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
We had lamb, carrot, and potato casserole for our Christmas lunch. And we've just finished supper, which was linguine, leeks, king prawns, garlic, peas, red chilli, and lemon zest. Washed down with plenty of prosecco, and Vacqueyras. On our own. Lovely!
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Baptist Trainfan
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We did have Christmas lunch. But it was venison, as per the last few years (occasionally in the past we have had pheasant or beef).
It came from an ordinary local butcher: lovely textured, just the right amount of flavour (not to gamey, not too bland). I larded it with streaky bacon to cook it - delicious.
I forgot to cook the red cabbage, but we had plenty of other vegetables.
[ 25. December 2015, 22:59: Message edited by: Baptist Trainfan ]
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David Goode
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Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
We did have Christmas lunch. But it was venison, as per the last few years (occasionally in the past we have had pheasant or beef).
It came from an ordinary local butcher: lovely textured, just the right amount of flavour (not to gamey, not too bland). I larded it with streaky bacon to cook it - delicious.
Sounds great. All round to yours next Christmas, then!
We've got two friends coming for lunch, an American Roman Catholic and a Malaysian Muslim. I'm about to get started on the prep for beef panang with water chestnuts, rice, and a nice spicy, peanuty salad.
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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I see we seem to have gone from unChristmas (atypical, unfestive, maybe a little bit sad) to, well, Christmas...
Inevitable, I suppose.
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Fineline
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I had a proper unChristmas. I stayed at home and did some drawing on an iPad app I downloaded, and I completely forgot it was Christmas day until my dad phoned me to wish me Merry Christmas and ask what I was eating. I wasn't feeling hungry, so I didn't eat till evening and just had some fruit and a salad and some toast.
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Welease Woderwick
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That sounds great! A perfect Christmas in my book.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
Dressed for Church
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I got through it without contact with the nieces and nephews and grand-nieces and grand-nephews -- who don't really know me, aren't interested in anything I am interested in, and to whom I am happy to reciprocate in kind. Their parents are wealthy, they have everything they want, and so are impossible to shop for anyway.
It was bliss!
Christmas Eve dinner at my sister's house, then church, then Christmas Day visit to my father in the nursing home -- brought him some ice cream (which he loves) and extra bowls and spoons so he could share with his table-mates in the dining room.
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UKCanuck
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I haven't 'done' Christmas for several years. It must be at least 15 years ago that I stopped sending Christmas cards. By 10 years ago the only decoration was the Christmas tree and that went by the wayside just two or three years later.
I've spent the last 5 Christmases on my own and loved each and every minute of them. I get up when I want. I cook and eat what I want. I listen to whatever music I want. I have no telly to foist its faux brand of celebration on me.
This year I wasn't in the mood to cook on Christmas Day so I had a cheese sandwich and cooked the chicken on Boxing Day. No cooking yesterday, either. Today it's been chicken soup and oat cakes.
Ah. Peace and quiet. Books and music. Nothing better.
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Welease Woderwick
Sister Incubus Nightmare
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It sounds like bliss to me!
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Curiosity killed ...
Ship's Mug
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I don't really do Christmas either. Never do turkey, didn't bother with Christmas pudding, did go to church, albeit somewhat limited in choice did find a pretty walk in the afternoon. Christmas dinner was a tapas selection with salad followed by dates and nuts (mostly because I couldn't be bothered to fight my way into the hostel kitchen past the tour to cook).
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