It wasn’t a White Christmas in West Virginia this year. And, honestly? That’s just fine with me. The “romance” of a White Christmas left me a long time ago when I lived in Colorado. The winter after Mr. Vigo died saw that snow shovel with just one name on it…mine! And I was none too happy about it, trust me. Still…if it only snowed once…at Christmas and then left, I’d be perfectly happy with that.
As I was perusing Facebook yesterday, a friend of mine who lived not far from me in my old neighborhood posted a photo she took from her Christmas walk with the dogs. It shows the arch over the entrance to Highland Cemetery where Mr. Virgo is buried. And there was snow! Now, THAT made me smile. Because Mr. Virgo LOVED the snow. The fact that he had a White Christmas made my heart warm.
We had a very quiet Christmas…just the two of us. Well, three…there’s little Pumpkin Kitty now. She and I snuggled for a few minutes on the couch this morning but she was happy to go back out and chase things outside. We had a pancake breakfast. Mr. FixIt baked the BEST peanut butter cookies with the Hershey’s Kisses on top. ***swoon*** I ate far too many of them! I baked a homemade chicken pot pie for supper. We watched Christmas movies and took naps and spoke to family on the phone. The weather was unseasonably warm in the high 50’s. It was a really nice day.
Our WV family Christmas is tomorrow night so today I start baking pies and cleaning house. When that is all done, I’d like to spend a little time over at the farm to end the year. I hope you all had a memorable holiday. If you were missing someone this year, my heart is with you. I know how difficult the holidays are when you are grieving. This was the seventh Christmas since Mr. Virgo died…and the sixteenth since my mom died…and I struggled a little more with this holiday season than the last couple. You just feel your feelings and move forward as best you can.
Today is Boxing Day in England as well as several other countries with original ties to Great Britain. This is the day when service people receive tips for jobs well done throughout the year. In some countries, like South Africa, vendors who do jobs for people actually come knocking on doors asking for a “Christmas Box”…a small monetary gratuity for services rendered. It is also a bank holiday and is the perfect excuse for extending Christmas as well as acknowledging folks who give us good service.
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““A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.””
John 13:34-35 NIV