Well, Christmas mayhem almost did for me yesterday. We organised to have Christmas fizz, followed by Christmas dinner, followed by a pause to exchange gifts (incidentally giving tine for dinner to be partially digested), followed by a range of desserts, to whit, my now famous mincemeat cheese cake, apple crumble (requested by Grandson Number One and my son in law), jelly - stripey jelly planned by Granddaughter Number Two and partially executed by Granddaughter Number Four - and, of course, Christmas cake, which my daughter and I will consume over the next few weeks.
It was as we sat down to dessert that I realised I had run out of energy and needed to sit quietly for a while. This did not stop me joining in the Christmas quiz.
Looking back over the last two weeks I can see that I was building up to this. The Christmas Mayhem began sooner than what I outlined yesterday.
On Monday December 15th I got up at a silly hour to do our traditional Manchester shop with Granddaughter Number Two.
[In the previous week I had been out to lunch with old friends, had a telephone consultation with my GP, done a run to Uppermill to collect a prescription, had a Saturday craft session with Granddaughter Number Four who wanted to stitch presents for her mother and her older siblings.]
On Wednesday December 17th I attended Grandson Number Two’s Nativity play and then brought him and Granddaughter Number Four home for tea.
On Thursday December 18th Granddaughter number Two came to visit after going to the hairdressers and didn’t help in the least in the preparations for my son and family arriving next day.
On Friday December 19th said sone and family arrived and we had the house full for the weekend. We organised a “chippy tea” from the local fish and chip shop - 12 people round the table.
On Saturday December 20th we had a long and rather fine walk around our local beauty spot, Dovestone reservoir. When we returned Granddaughter Number one, who isn’t really up for long walks, joined us and we had stage one of exchanging gifts.
And then I cooked dinner for 11 of us!
On Sunday 21st, winger solstice, everyone came-to breakfast ans tonsay goodbye to the southern branch of the family who were heading home for Christmas.
Then came this week’s mayhem:
Monday - mostly planning and shopping.
Tuesday - entertaining small grandchildren.
Wednesday - baking an getting ready for today. Last minute wrapping.
It’s no wonder I ran out of energy over dessert yesterday.
Added to that, Granddaughter Number Three, one of the sudden contingent, was sneezing an coughing all over the weekend. I think she infected me. I’ve been coughing and wheezing and filling paper handkerchiefs at a furious rate of knots. I have not been so ill in a lomgbtimr
Monday - mostly planning and shopping.
Tuesday - entertaining small grandchildren.
Wednesday - baking an getting ready for today. Last minute wrapping.
This morning I set no alarm and almost slept the clock round.
Still, I am not truly complaining. It’s lovely to have all the family together. But maybe I need to pace myself. Others have had a quite miserable Christmas.
Here’s a reminder by someone called Christine Achofield of people suffering for what right!
“Remembering Mary Jane Clarke, a suffragette, died on Christmas Day in 1910, two days after spending a month in prison for smashing a window. She went on hunger strike and was force fed, which is thought to be linked to her death from a brain haemorrhage.
Thinking about Qesser Zuhrah. Day 50 hunger strike after being held for approximately 17 months without trial for criminal damage following a break-in at the Elbit Systems (an Israeli-linked 'defense' firm) This significantly exceeds the standard UK legal custody time limit for remand, which is typically six months. Despite her lawyers and supporters arguing that she meets the legal conditions for bail, her applications have been denied by the courts....
....One in four British MPs in the last parliament accepted funding from the pro-Israel lobby. Over 180 current MPs (including 130 Conservative MPs and 41 Labour MPs) have accepted such funding, totaling over £1 million in donations and paid trips.
Direct from Israeli State: Over 40 MPs have accepted funding directly from Israeli state institutions, such as the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Hmm!
Life goes on. Stay safe and well, everyone.
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