Christmas will be very different for everyone this year, so I was wondering what are your plans. Will you be gathering with family inside, maybe a Zoom meeting with them. Or perhaps a socially distanced (I hate using that expression) dinner outside in the chilly winter air, depending where you live of course?
From the 23rd until 27th the UK will be able to mix with three households, including their own, during that time. We were thinking of going to Wales to see P's brother but sadly Wales have a very high rate of infection and don't want people travelling in and out of their regions as things stand, so that will most likely be out. We will probably get together with son. daughter-in-law and Granddaughter as we are in a child care bubble anyway, but still being careful.
So what are your plans for Christmas?
Stay safe.
Ronnie
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Hi Ronnie, that pic sums up 2020 well.
We are so very fortunate here in New Zealand to be able to celebrate Christmas and summer holidays 'normally'. The Government are urging everyone to take sensible precautions in public. I think masks on public transport is still mandatory in our largest city and on planes. Also using our tracer app to scan in shops, restaurants etc in case contact tracing is required. Fingers crossed we don't see community cases here again over summer.
Hugs
Roz
Christmas has been a little complicated these past few years anyway with all the blended families we seem to have.....
I have one daughter who lives in a red zone - or as I like to call them 'no fly zones'. We drove down to see her last weekend - 'see her' translates into standing in the freezing cold in her front yard while she stood in the doorway. We dropped off presents and my home baking (which both my girls decree is necessary/essential for Christmas) This Saturday evening we'll be having a Zoom celebration with her and her family and eldest daughter and SIL....
On the 24th my eldest daughter and SIL - both of whom have been self isolating since March will drive down here to spend a few days with us. I have to admit to feeling a bit spoiled that I get to see at least one of my children over the holidays.
So all in all a different Christmas but not too difficult.
Our Christmas is this Saturday. LJ is coming from NYC and Mollie will be here too. Sister and her husband and daughter are coming for Christmas dinner Saturday. Mollie is insisting on all Covid protocol and we're going to be as safe as possible. Collin won't be able to come this year but LJ will be back with him for the 25th. It will be a strange one but a memorable one.
Obviously it would be a bad Idea for me to make my usual annual trip to the UK from Belgium to see the family. Plans to spend Christmas day with friends in France fell through because the Dutch thought that it would be good fun to come to Belgium in multitudes for shopping and so border restrictions forbidding non essential travel between countries have been tightened here. So It's Christmas alone this year. It's only one Christmas and we all have to make the effort.
Prefectdt
We are having family for dinner and gift exchange on Christmas Eve. They are coming from an area with a high incidence of covid but they don't seem to care that we are at high risk. So it will be masks all round, gifts at a distance. and dinner is pizza and cookies so no passing dishes around. Family will sit at the dining table and we two will eat in the kitchen. We'll be able to see one another and talk but keep our distance.
Hugs,
Hermione
Sadly, it will be Christmas just the two of us. We will zoom chat and maybe watch grandchildren open presents remotely. The risk is not worth the danger, even though we believe we are young enough without health issues to probably survive Covid. However, if we get together and are wrong, then we would be DEAD WRONG.
bottoms up
Red
Roz - Sounds good. Keeping fingers crossed cases don't rise. Thanks.
Morningstar - Home baking pressie, definitely an essential from mom. Zoom celebration sounds a good idea. Have a lovely time with your eldest and SIL. Thanks.
PK - Wonderful that you will have both your children together. Enjoy. Thanks.
Pref - Sorry you wont be able to make the trip to UK and your plans with friends have fallen through. Thanks.
Hermione - Will be strange having them in the house but not eating at the same table, but sensible. Thanks.
Red - It's not worth the risk. Next year have ann extra special Christmas. Thanks.
Love,
Ronnie
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