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Keep it simple Christmas

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jda Sep 2020 6:29am, 25 Sep 2020 8,468 posts	Quote Pin jda Great idea for a thread. We lived abroad for a while, Christmas wasn’t even a holiday. We got to like it after a while, but the first year felt a bit sad and strange and that’s how it will be for a lot of people. We’ll have FiL over (probably staying for a few days), a nice meal and the decorations up. A quiet celebration. Hope I’ll be able to see my mother at some point but not sure how that will work. Maybe New Year as per normal but it’s hard to plan. Try to find a race or two but they may all be off. Any excuse to fill the freezer with lots of good food, and I expect we’ll get through a few gallons of wine too.
Silvershadow Sep 2020 7:21am, 25 Sep 2020 1,506 posts	Quote Pin Silvershadow Brilliant idea for a thread. I think this year could be the year of handmade/upcycled presents and now I’m thinking of putting a time in the diary for a special family zoom call.
EvilPixie Sep 2020 7:27am, 25 Sep 2020 18,849 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie Businesses are already starting Christmas John Lewis opened the Christmas shop today People are being encouraged to spread the shopping starting now 😮 as it’s expected to be an online Christmas with sales up 30-50% for online shopping Given the current situation I hope people don’t spend so much this year and spend money they don’t have
LindsD Sep 2020 9:12am, 25 Sep 2020 40,991 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Mum has done Zoom Sunday lunch with my sister quite a lot over the past few months. Works well
mushroom Sep 2020 5:31pm, 29 Sep 2020 1,253 posts	Quote Pin mushroom Good idea for a thread. One upside is an extra few days off work - most of my office are using up days not taken during lockdown. If you've not seen these before, I'd recommend these as good ways of keeping the younger ones occupied for a couple of hours whilst on a walk: treasuretrails.co.uk Think I might be using one or two of these around my local towns - we've done a few on trips away and city breaks but not local ones.
LazyDaisy Sep 2020 5:42pm, 29 Sep 2020 31,214 posts	Quote Pin LazyDaisy Excellent idea for a thread - I'll be watching with interest
Night-owl Sep 2020 5:52pm, 29 Sep 2020 34,603 posts	Quote Pin Night-owl We are building our Christmas Shop this week. It'll be smaller compared to recent years as its expected more people will online shop 😔
LindsD Sep 2020 8:13pm, 29 Sep 2020 41,145 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Think my Mum is going to my sister so it will be a very simple Christmas. No parkrun will be weird.
LindsD Sep 2020 8:14pm, 29 Sep 2020 41,146 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Think we will also make time for a Zoom call. Good idea SS
Raemond Sep 2020 9:48pm, 29 Sep 2020 6,344 posts	Quote Pin Raemond I have been wondering how effective charades via zoom/Teams would be? It could be hilariously terrible. Ditto pictionary via virtual whiteboard.