Christmas, like so many events, is part build up, part execution and part reflection. The build up is full of anticipation particularly the shopping for presents and the anticipation of pleasure when given both for the giver and the receiver. The shopping can be a chore in so far as one often sets out with no idea what to buy and then, through poking around one comes across something or other that one hopes will please.
Wrapping the gifts one had smuggled indoors, struggling with the sellotape, piling them under the tree and handing them out on Christmas morning. This is the routine which we follow across the Anglo Saxon world followed by being seated for a slap up meal. You will notice I have little recollection as how the grub got cooked but I'm always a very satisfied customer !!!
When young one is keen to carry on the festivities, a party,the pub anything to sustain the mood. When you reach a more advanced age the digestive system plays an increasingly important role in the next move. Sinking into the chair we stare at each other, congratulate the cook and reach for the TV control !!
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