It all adds up to Christmas

 What has changed for the view of Christmas ?

Not much for me but for many who always gathered at a family home ..a highlight of the year.... driving or flying long distances for a few days.....

My Christmas's are about creating and decorating, 

while others 

it is baking, 

or gift making, 

or gift buying.....

getting the house in order....

Now in the lockup's of the virus 

we have vegetable gardens needing daily watering and picking food... everyone in the street has one now..can we travel away...who will be able to tend the garden..

So maybe Christmas needs to reconfigured.....

We make paper chains to give the children a bit of distraction...... we slice oranges left over from a crop to dry and use in all style of decor...

Pull out the flour and butter to make shortbreads...

Grab some fabric and start a family sewing group....

Tell stories as you show how to stitch into fabric or knit or crochet skills for days when we are all bored to living like this....and not much hope to lift us from the small worlds... 

But !!!! let's even start a Gratitude Journal....for your self or do a huge board on butchers paper and get each member of the family to write what they are grateful for today or yesterday.......