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How will you spend the holidays this year? I'll be spending Christmas with my family and look forward to lovingly welcoming and hugging some beloved relatives of mine.
At this point, I'd like to encourage all who will be spending Christmas Eve alone through choice, or not through choice.
I have had Christmas all alone, once, and it was not my favourite Christmas, but there are definitely many ways to make it better.
Make a list of what makes it feel like Christmas. Put up a tree, or hang some lights and garlands.
Bring some Christmas magic into your home.
May this holiday season be so special that you never ever feel lonely again and be surrounded by loved ones throughout!
Here are a few little bits of Christmas.
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Potatoes fried and spiced-up. Yummy! Plymouth Christmas Market, Holiday Season 2010.
Plymouth Christmas Market is situated in the centre of Plymouth, England, providing a wonderfully memorable experience to everyone.
This event promises a host of tasty treats and original, handmade arts and crafts.
My darlings, may your holidays be filled with special memories shared with your loved ones. May all your dreams come true in the New Year! Lots of love! xx
P.S. Here's my very first Christmas post in 2009, if you'd like to see.
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ReplyDeleteYour photos are lovely and now I'm craving M&Ms and I haven't even had my morning coffee yet. ;)
ReplyDeleteWishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas, dear Betty.
Lovely Christmas images you have there. I am a single woman with no family nearby anymore, but I am fortunate to have a sister and brother-in-law in the Florida panhandle, who gather us all together for Christmas. They live on a large farm in the Florida wilderness and it's lovely and quiet there. But there will be a cacophony of dogs and nieces with their husbands and boyfriends in tow. I'm heading down in the morning and looking forward to all the hugs. :)
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Lovely One. I will be hosting Christmas at my house.
ReplyDeleteI would like to say to those who are alone at Christmas to make it your own by treating yourself to everything you love.
Teresa
I love all your bits of Christmas, my favorite is the candle on the book. I have been blessed to never spend a Christmas Eve or day alone, even though I lived alone for 3 years, I always had my parents. they are gone now, but I have Bob and our two beloved canines. my prayers are for those who are alone. thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your photo journeys! Thanks for the reminder that our joy comes from within - where we choose to focus our thoughts. May your Christmas be merry and bright.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you!
ReplyDeleteI love looking at your pictures...so festive!
What beautiful photos, I knew I could rely on you to fill me with festive cheer. Best wishes to you and yours Betty, may you all have a wonderful christmas.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, beautiful holidays,
ReplyDeletehugs Crissi
i loved the candlelight image, and the spilled m&ms made me smile. thank you for your Christmas wishes. may your heart be full of love, dear betty!
ReplyDeleteFelices fiestas también para ti
ReplyDeleteun abrazo
Beautiful Christmas photos! I will be spending the holiday with my husband and two kids. Glad you will be with your family. Hope you have a great Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures of such colorful places! I, too, love the candlelight shots and, of course, the M&Ms!! I'll be alone this Christmas as my kids are trying to spend as much time as possible with their Dad who isn't expected to live past the holidays. So, a sad time for my family, but there will be other holidays for us. With blogging I'm able to enjoy others holidays through their blogs! Wishing you and yours a most Joyful, Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Stunning shots.
ReplyDeleteHave a very Merry Christmas
Real nice shots of Christmas fayre.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Christmas pics!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Hugs.
Kiki
Great photos!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Splendide fotografie,nel tema natalizio...complimenti.
ReplyDeleteTi auguro un sereno natale rd un felice e prosperoso nuovo anno,ciao.
I've done Christmas alone several times, once in loneliness and the rest in joy. It's all about attitude.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours.
Lovely pictures :))
ReplyDeleteVery nice ideas to represent the christmas :)
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Nice decorations. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
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Such festive photos!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Merry Christmas!
Have a great Christmas with your family!
ReplyDeleteYour festive Christmas photos are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI hope you and all your loved ones have a wonderful Christmas, Betty!
so sorry to hear of this very sad news, sylvia.
ReplyDeletemy thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Trying slow as much down as possible. There was only one gift that I bought this year and asked everyone not to get me anything.
ReplyDeleteThis the eighth Christmas here, yet probably the most silent, if not to say difficult.
Please have you all a blessed Christmas.
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Such beautiful Christmas images! I haven't had much spirit, however, I love to see the spirit others have. Tomorrow evening is our big get together. If I can survive that... I can relax for another year. I've almost made it!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Betty!
Beautiful and festive images! I especially love the m&m's and the candle. Wishing you a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year! :)
ReplyDeleteWell... I'm also spending xmas with my closest family and than afterwards I'm gonna fly away to meet my boyfriend and spend new year's eve at his home town :)
ReplyDeleteA Merry Xmas to you and your loved one!
great pictures! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Sarbatori fericite! Merry 2011 Christmas!
ReplyDeleteA Happy Wonderful 2012 be yours!
Hola guapa ya ha llegado la Navidad donde compartimos alegrías con los familiares y amigos, estos días
ReplyDeletetan señalados deseo pases unas ¡¡felices fiestas!!.
un abrazo.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
ReplyDeleteI love your pictures and your suggestions for Christmas. Hope you have a merry one. sandie
ReplyDeleteLovely LOVELY - like your heart!
ReplyDeletethanks for being a gift all year long, Betty
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You're always so sweet. Thanks for the encouragement, Betty. I'm away from friends and family for the first holiday season in many years. Surprisingly, I'm good. I'm enjoying gatherings with different groups I've become involved with, and am glad to have stayed put. I feel blessed. That's what it's all about, as you know.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
Hugs to you,
xoRobyn
Merry Christmas, beautiful holidays!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures!
Greetings, Essi
Merry Christmas, beautiful holidays!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures!
Greetings, Essi
Belíssima série de fotos! Belíssimas!!
ReplyDeleteFeliz Natal a você e toda a sua família é um desejo meu e do mar. Abraço
Lovely post, darling!
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Merry Christmas and best wishes to you and yours Betty.
ReplyDeleteGreat photo array! Happy holidays!
ReplyDeletetrekking your superb blog! keep blogging and inspiring people! happy holidays!
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Some beautiful pictures with delightful Christmas decorations.
ReplyDeleteI wish you all the best during the holidays to you and those around you. Thank you very much for sharing the beauty of your photos.
Wish you a Merry Christmas.... a Christmas filled with joy and peace!
ReplyDeleteMy best regards from Romania!
A Merry Christmas to you as well, and I love your photos.
ReplyDeleteYou've shared some beautiful Christmas memories with us. I really like the picture with the candle and book.
ReplyDeleteWe'll have a quiet Christmas at home, but it will be nice. I hope you also have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Hi Betty, I enjoyed your festive post and photos. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post and photographs!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteDas sind Raphael und Yvonne5:05 AM
Merry christmas and happy holidays to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteThese are very nice pictures. We hope to see more of your work here in 2012!
Greetings from Switzerland
Yvonne & Raphael
Dear Betty,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your always kind words and for sharing your wonderful pictures.Your posts are always gifts to our hearts, filled with lights!
Happy New Year!
Hugs to your sweet heart,
Léia & Cezar
Such lovely Christmas images and a wonderful post! wish you and your family a merry christmas and a happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI saw it and I love it!
ReplyDeleteBut this year...you have more nice things on the table...wow!!!
Have a Nice Chistmas...
We all be waiting for you!
I thank you for your support…and your friendship.
BShell
Such festive pictures!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Hi there - hope you´re having the best of Christmas times! Thanks for your nice comment, you have a great blog yourself and I´m your newest Follower! :-)
ReplyDeleteEstupendas las fotos que nos has dejado. Muy de estas fechas.
ReplyDeleteUn placer haberme pasado de nuevo por tu casa. Un saludo.
Hope you've had a great Christmas.
ReplyDeleteFeliz Navidad!
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Beautiful and excellents.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos, you make me want to do the holiday all over again even though we are still celebrating.
ReplyDeleteI will spent christmas holidays one week in my hometown and the other week on Athens.Have wonderful holidays!
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great Christmas!
ReplyDeleteHave a great New Year!
ReplyDeleteYour photographs all sparkle!
ReplyDeleteThose vibrant colors are spinning in my head. I never thought about spending Christmas alone. This would be a test for most people. I do like my alone time. Hmmm.
Phenomenal photographs.
ReplyDeleteThese are great 'details' of Christmas.
ReplyDeleteThat's where I think our minds fixate...
on the details,
not the big picture.
Thank you.
Merry Christmas!
I really love that snow shot just lovely!
ReplyDeleteThe snow photo is really gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHope you had a great Christmas!
i believed you truly had a lovely and wonderful holiday season..nice photos..all the best for 2012!
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