I am a sentimentalist, no big
surprise to my readers. Christmas time brings out the nostalgia in a big way
for me. First of all I usually start Christmas things on November 15th
by addressing all my Christmas cards. The last couple of years I have been a
little tardy about it but I managed to get most of my cards mailed yesterday to
those near and far. Christmas isn’t Christmas without the cards, in my book.
Then there used to be all the
baking which has quietly gone by the wayside this year. There will be some
special baking but it will be done in the moment. That’s a new tradition.
But the most important part to
warm up the cockles of the winter dried heart is the movies. Mom is a bit of a
Grinch at Christmas time; she is not fond of the decorating, the baking, the
gifting and most of all, the movie watching. But I insist on seeing my
favorites one by one. Miracle on 34th Street (I will always love
Maureen O’Hara, my absolute favorite actress); It’s a Wonderful Life (I love
Clarence and his bell); Love Actually (who doesn’t love Hugh Grant’s little
dance); Last Holiday (I adore Queen Latifah, particularly in this movie) and Holiday
with Kate and Cameron. One movie that I want to see this year and have a hard
time finding is The Bells of St. Mary’s with Bing Crosby.
A cup of hot chocolate or hot
cider, my special cheese buns, a little sherry (yep, a little sip of sherry is so, so part of the
moment) and I am good for the next 2 hours!
“I believe, I believe. It’s
silly, but I believe”.
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