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IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Picture shows a small gift wrapped in
brown paper and tied with a jute string, pine branches with bright red berries
nestled in them, a small red Santa’s cap and some spices. They are artistically
laid out on a wooden background |
At this time every year, I always get a little nostalgic thinking of Christmas past as memories of wondrous childhood seasons of carols and cards and trees and family are rekindled.
There was never anything grandiose about Christmas in our home – it was just simple decorations and some lights strung up around the house, a warm little live tree in the corner of the living room, Christmas cards put up every which creative way we could think of, delicious hearty food involving the Christmas pig of course and Mum’s cakes. The Christmas lights would blink out often and the tree would sometimes start shedding midway through causing a lot of stress and grief, but Jim Reeves crooning favourite Christmas songs on our beloved gramophone soothed nerves and made everything alright.