'My last two Christmases were wrecked due to having Covid, so I thought I’d go all out and milk this one for all it’s got.' | ✍ Jacob Hawley writes
This year, everyone seems to be united in throwing everything atThe lad I bought my tree from back in November had his own theory as to why. As I tapped my card to pay, I sheepishly muttered: ‘Dunno why I’m sticking it up so early this year.’
With the frost in the air, the snow on the ground, the threat of Covid separating families gone, this festive season has a clear shout at being the best and most Christmassy in years. As I say, due to being Covid-positive the last two years, the festive periods were very stripped back affairs – just me, my partner and our daughter, a few Zoom calls to family and a smaller dinner.
Libraries and community centres that are heated for pensioners will fill with people who wish they were with their families, and the queues at soup kitchens and food banks will likely be longer than ever. It’s true that ‘tis the season of giving – but, nowadays we spend a lot of our time giving as much as we can. And I’m not just talking about presents.
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