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October 8th, 2007 by SimoneChristmas Countdown
I was recently reminded that Christmas is not far away.
When I flicked over to the ever-cheerful Santa’s Community blog a few days ago, I saw that there were only eighty days to Christmas!
I do not usually sit around counting the days until Christmas.
But wonderful presents have been accumulating on my doorstep in the form of blogger awards and the festive reminder of a flashing Santa award was among them.
Kindly sent to me by the very generous and thoughtful A Circle of Women, the award is for those who possess the “Spirit of Christmas”:
It was as if all of my Christmases had come at once!
So to pass on the festive cheer, I would like to describe what Christmas means to me and to nominate a couple of bloggers who make me feel like it is Christmas all year round!
Christmas in the Tropic of Capricorn
Christmas in my family consists of a BBQ breakfast on the beach (with a special champagne punch I cook up myself), a turkey and the trimmings for lunch at my parents, lots of lying about and watching old movies in the afternoon and scraping ourselves off the couch in the evening to visit other friends and family and consume leftovers.
But what Christmas is really about is:
- Watching my nephew tear through his Himalayan mound of presents
- Listening to my Dad boom out the stupid jokes that come with the paper hats
- Taking on the chunk of Christmas pudding floating in the centre of my mum’s beautiful old china
- Watching the sun set over the Indian Ocean while old carols waft out of car windows
- Floating in a sun-drenched pool and watching my husband cart-wheel into the water while wearing a Santa hat and reindeer tie
When it comes down to it, these are the Christmas gifts I look forward to the most.
Inspired Bloggers With the Christmas Touch
There are many wonderful, encouraging and positive blogging forces out there, but three special people give tirelessly of themselves. They are the ones who, like all of the best gifts, just keep on giving!
So my Christmas Spirit Award goes to the inspired creators of:
All three possess humour and heart in abundance and make the blogosphere a much more cheerful place to be.
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October 8th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Many, many thanks S..I am very humbled :)
Give me a few days to think about what Christmas means to me and to think of some other worthy recipients to pass it on to ..thanks again.
MGL x
October 8th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
Hi MGL,
Totally deserved! Looking forward to hearing about Christmas in your part of the world.
S.
October 8th, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Ahhhh…I am honored. Thank you for such a heartwarming gift. I love The Mad Goat Lady too! She’s amazing. I haven’t had time to get to The Diva Network - that’s now on my to-do list.
Christmas! Yes! Christmas!
We made snow ice cream, and I got a Red Flyer sled, a Roy Rogers hat and gun holster for riding my pony Jeepers, a Chatty Kathy doll, and dad always made breakfast. Fried mush with lots of maple syrup (which we made during the sugar run in the spring) and bacon - that was special treat. My mom always made these terrible pot roast dinners and if the fates allowed - we went ice skating all afternoon until our ankles gave out.
One year I bought my dad a toaster - it took him a week to figure out how to use it…
blessings,
julia
julia ward - a BLINDING heart - a writer’s blog
http://www.ablindingheart.com
October 8th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
Hi Julia,
That sounds like a wonderful Christmas - exactly like what I thought a “cold” Christmas would be like…
Love your imagery as always!
S.
October 9th, 2007 at 1:29 am
Hello Simone! Thank for the award! Oh, my, is it Christmas already?
October 9th, 2007 at 7:43 am
Hi Sharon,
It has its way of sneaking up… there are definitely lots of red and green things already in the shops :)
S.
October 9th, 2007 at 8:08 am
Simone, can’t believe you have forced us to consider … Christmas is coming! So many things to do before then, and its tempting to think we are still somewhere in the middle of the year. Congratulations on your award. Can’t wait to see the future Award programmes that will flow from you.
October 9th, 2007 at 10:35 am
Hi guys i LOVE this blog! Am so glad Glenn sent out that e-mail encouraging us to check everyone elses out!
I will be calling you later today :)
October 9th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
Hi Glenn and Kat,
Thanks for the encouragement!
I think we are building some really positive networks out here in the blogosphere.
Talk soon,
S.
October 10th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Ho! Ho! Ho! Everyone.
Yes it’s nearly Christmas but really why wait till then to start enjoying, feeling and living the Christmas spirit. Christmas comes from within and isn’t really just about the presents.
Thank you Simone. You really do deserve this award ☺
Santa ô¿ô
October 10th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
A visit from the fat man himself! I’m honoured!
And don’t you let anyone tell you otherwise - I’ve been nice all year long…
S.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Christmas sounds wonderful in your part of the world.