NewsAs
Christmas is nearly over, we won't be adding any more to this site
before autumn 2008. But do check back for our new blog on seasonal
activities throughout the year, which will in time go together with a
similar website.Some things to look forward to in January are mentioned on the calendar page.Do check out the last posts of our Christmas Blog
as well as our Craft Blog,
talking about seasonal activities. The Craft Blog will keep going throughout 2008
|  The Twelfth Day of Christmas is the 5th of January. The day to take down tree and decorations
- if you still have them up! It's supposed to be unlucky to keep them
up longer. This superstition seems to date from the nineteenth century
in England.
The older tradition (as mentioned by Robert Herrick in the seventeenth century) was for decorations to last until the end of the season, Candlemas,
on the 2nd of February. If you like your evergreens - why not put some
more up between 5th of Jan and the 2nd of Feb to jolly up the month of
January a bit? |
Christmas
matters.... Talking,
remembering, sharing, creating - these are the things that
provide the fuel for
friendships & families. We've created this place to
encourage
people to remember what Christmas is about & what
makes it
special for them. It's
so easy to get bogged down in spending money and running around at the
last minute, and in all that
busy-ness & toil we forget that Christmas is a feast
of love, celebration & peace.
Our
hearts grow tender with childhood memories & love of
kindred, and we
are better throughout the year for having, in spirit,
become
a
child
again at Christmas-time.
Laura
Ingalls Wilder  An Abundant Christmas
Christmas
is about being generous with all that you have to give.
In
the Abundant Christmas section
of our site you will find tons of ideas for homemade gifts,
decorations and Christmas crafts. Christmas
TraditionsWould
you like to learn more about the stories and traditions that make
Christmas into the wonderful festive occasion that we love?
This
section of our site has all that, as well as ideas for
creating your
own traditions & ceremonies to make Christmas even more special.
Spirit of ChristmasChristmas
memories are made up of wonderful moments of fun &
laughter -
being allowed to sit up &
watch Eric & Ernie, singing
along to
'The Sound of Music' with your mum. Here
are some reminders
of
the stuff that Christmas wouldn't be the same without. More
resources There's a handy calendar
to remind you about special times for preparation, planning,
celebration
& to ramp up the excitement, and a page of links to other sites
which we recommend. And, if that weren't
enough, we've just opened our Christmas
Shop, featuring hassle-free, do it yourself decorations. And
finally...this isn't a 'how to' site - just a whole load of ideas
& suggestions that appeal to us (opens new
window). Take
what
appeals - ignore
the rest. Only do the things that you enjoy & want to
do
& give
yourself plenty of time. | 
