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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 28, 2013 17:28:09 GMT
The owners of the house next door came around today and invited us to afternoon coffee/cake and evening meal on Sunday which is the 1st. Advent. It is a sort of thank you for us letting them use our loos, suppling them with coffee, beers etc etc whilst they cleared the house.
As we were chatting she said that she had managed to get a few days off and they would go to Poland (her homeland) for Christmas to be with her relatives... a 12/14 hour drive from here to where she lives. It will be hard work but she was looking forward to be able to see her ageing Mum for probably the last time.
That started me wondering what the rest of you are all doing - not that I am nosy, of course !!
RF
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Post by Tig on Nov 28, 2013 20:13:28 GMT
As little as possible! Will have daughter visiting us and us visiting son & family some time on the day itself, apart from that I plan to cook lunch, eat too much, drink too much, watch telly, and OH can wash up.  |
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Post by Geranium on Nov 29, 2013 6:47:17 GMT
Off to stay in Richmond again - Henry will stay in our daughter's house, and we'll probably stay in a hotel close by for two nights. She's very good having all the family that can make it each year. Mind you, I did it every year when we lived in Kent. I usually make mince pies and so on to help out. I like having the New Year in our own home - we have a mini-Christmas dinner for just the two of us!  If you remember, last year our house was desolate, damp and cold with no furniture downstairs, so our festive season wasn't a bit errr... festive. This year I can have a Christmas tree again and put the cards up! |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 29, 2013 8:07:00 GMT
We'll go over to Ruth to spend Christmas all together. It'll be a bit of a crush with 2 families of 4 +me but we'll manage. It'll be lovely for us all to be together and it's what the girls want this year. Ruth of course would love a white Christmas but I'm hoping the weather will be dry and mild, much better for anyone travelling. Rosefriend is that the neighbour with the daughter who plays football? That sounds like a very tiring journey but that's sometimes what folk do at this time of year in order to see loved ones.    |
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Post by Rosefriend on Nov 29, 2013 8:17:54 GMT
It is the actual owners of the house Ladygardener the (football playing (possible egg throwing)) daughter and her Mother are only renting the house. As you say a long way but she has a large family. Where does Ruth live in the UK?? RF |
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Post by Fuchsia on Nov 29, 2013 8:58:30 GMT
We have 5 children each of whom is in a relationship and who live all over the country, so it is not easy to get everyone together. We usually go out for a restaurant or hotel lunch on Christmas Day and visit my Mother ( who lives in sheltered accommodation) at teatime. We will see all the children and their families sometime during December. It will be much easier now that neither of us is working.
On New Year's Eve we always go out with a party of friends.
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Post by Barbara on Nov 29, 2013 9:28:41 GMT
We're going to Daughters for dinner, we have for the last 3 years or so, I cook because they work until 3.00, after dinner we watch some TV, and then we wend our weary way home and open a bottle of something, we will call to see our Sons families on the way up there and spend an hour or so with them, then we spend more time with them on boxing day as we have buffets at each others houses.
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Post by Jilly on Nov 29, 2013 12:28:49 GMT
We're off to Mum's as usual on the actual day, my cousin & her ex husband come too. Mum can't really cope with cooking Christmas dinner anymore, so my cousin makes a start when she arrives as she lives closer & then OH takes over when we arrive. My poor cousin bless her gets in almost as much of dither as Mum when she's cooking, so it's usually chaos by the time we arrive  . It can't be as bad as last year, when the very elderly neighbour came to call & fainted in the middle of the kitchen floor. We usually aim to be home by around 8pm so we can finally get a drink We cook a full Christmas dinner of our own again on Boxing Day & a friend of OH's usually comes to share it with us, that's our proper Christmas day & the champagne is usually open by 11am. |
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Post by Ladygardener on Nov 29, 2013 16:24:24 GMT
It is the actual owners of the house Ladygardener the (football playing (possible egg throwing)) daughter and her Mother are only renting the house. As you say a long way but she has a large family. Where does Ruth live in the UK?? RF She lives in Lancashire on the border with Cumbria, a little hamlet out in the country. Brilliant views and her house is on it's own so nobody to hear if she has a party lol. I thought that was who you ment about the invitation. That'll be lovely for you all and a chance to get together which is one of the best things at Christmas.  I'm all for the Champers being opened by 11am Jilly. We like Bucks Fizz. |
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Post by Auricula on Nov 30, 2013 17:18:21 GMT
We have Xmas Day here, just the 2 of us. We go for a long walk on the beach in the morning ( whilst the turkey is cooking) calling into the beach bar for a hot chocolate. The beaches are always quite well populated and there's a lovely festive atmosphere. After lunch we open our pressies and chill out for the rest of the day. After Xmas we go "up country" ( 6hrs journey each way ) to see all the family. We're usually away for about 4 or 5 days. New Year, we always say we'll go out ( New Year Celebrations are very big in Cornwall) but we never do........ we do stay up, but with the tv |
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Post by Amber on Dec 16, 2013 20:19:07 GMT
All our "kids" live at some distance and usually "do their own thing"...We quite frankly don't like Christmas for a number of reasons....this year we are spending Christmas week in Yorkshire.....no cooking....hooray!!...My youngest son will visit the day after we get back.....will visit No 1 son before we go, as he doesn't have transport. Roll on Jan 2....  Hope you all enjoy yourselves, whatever you are doing....xx |
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If you remember, last year our house was desolate, damp and cold with no furniture downstairs, so our festive season wasn't a bit errr... festive. This year I can have a Christmas tree again and put the cards up! 
