Hi Laura
Christmas wa absolutely perfect .
I rediscovered that I love entertaining and I love having my house nice – new throws and cushions – decorations some which are decades old and given to me by various people – memories – thoughtful presents , silly presents and laughter – a mishmash of ages and opinions – couldn’t have been more perfect .
Very hard work preparing – but so worth it .
My son was thrilled with his gifts- it was so great to see the surprise on his face , and I was so touched by his gratitude . He is growing into the most lovely young man ( yes I am biased !) and was so helpful to me and looked after the guests so well.
I am still blissfully happy- it kinda reminds me that have to work to enjoy the rewards in life – days of cleaning, painting , shopping paid off.
I kinda feel like I want to do it all again- I think I might host a get togetejr for friends .
I thought of you today – I had a n early visitor who followed me all over the house – the sitting room where empty bottles and dirty plates lay all over the place , the dining room which had the remnants of last night’s meal and finally the kitchen , which had yesterday’s washing up sitting unwashed ! Oh and of course my lovely cushions and throws were lying on the ground because my son had so sleep on sofa. I just couldn’t muster the energy to do it all last night ! It came into my head. “I have been Laura’d” lol!
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the Christmas season and thank you to all my friends and staff on GT without whose encouragement I could never have come this far xx