December 25th, 2016
Merry
Christmas everyone! It is Christmas Day
here with blue skies, sunshine and a light wispy breeze. Christmas Eve was spent at the pool enjoying
a BBQ with friends and a fabulous evening swim. The water was warm and silky,
the air was sultry, and there was stillness and quiet that only Christmas Eve
can bring. The only thing missing was
family. We floated on the water sharing
and laughing about stories of Christmas past and the hectic years of kids and
Christmas, the food and endless days of preparation, the cold and snow,
Christmas lights and trees, and fond memories of our own childhood
Christmas. It was a lovely way to spend
Christmas Eve and we are thankful for our friends here in Harbour Isle who are
also far from home and family, but who share the gift of friendship to make the
holidays special.
Christmas
Day….there is not many people about this morning except of course the dog
owners walking their dogs for their first morning outing. As I watched the sun
slowly lightened the sky and the world brightened I am again thankful to be in
this small bit of paradise. Roger is off
to pool exercises but I decide to take the morning off and savor another cup of coffee. When he returns we enjoy some eggs and toast
before connecting with our children and grandchildren. Skype is a wonderful
thing.
We truck
off to the pool for a quick swim before preparing to head to our friends Mike
and Debs for Christmas dinner. Just as
we were returning from the pool a passing rain shower appeared leaving the air
think and muggy. I guess that’s better
than the blizzard back home so we dare not complain. Dinner was delicious and we had lots of laughs
and ate way too much food as usual.
Skype again
allowed us to connect with family at my sisters and I was able to see and hear
the antics of their Christmas dinner. They appeared to be having a wonderful
time and I could almost smell the rich aroma of the Christmas pudding.
Stay warm
and safe everyone and avoid travel during the blizzard.
Merry
Christmas and enjoy the holiday season!
Carol and Roger
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| Christmas Eve Swim |
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