The Time Of Year

And here we are again, Christmas. A time for giving, being with loved ones, eating a huge dinner and a massive amount of sweets, and watching Christmas movies on the telly - my favourites are Die Hard 1 and 2. 

It has been an actual trial to get to this point, what with the outbreak of COVID in 2020 seeing the Roaring Twenties 2.0 getting off to a fantastic start. And the war in Ukraine, forcing thousands of its citizens to abandon their homeland. There was also the extreme weather we experienced here, near 30 temperature in July to near -3 in December. It seems like things are going to hell in a handbasket.

At this time, I always feel that it is important to think of those who are less fortunate. Those who are experiencing homelessness, starvation, poverty and depression all have it tough at this time. It makes me think of the song It's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year by Andy Williams, well, it really is not!

I don't mean to get anyone down and make you feel bad, that is just my opinion and I wanted to share it. I don't hate Christmas but I'm overly fond of it anymore. To me, it's just another day.

Regardless, I want you all to enjoy yourselves and have a Happy Christmas and a fantastic New Year. And if you have to, binge a series on Netflix, instead of drinking.

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