I'm trying hard to catch that illusive, wispy thing called Christmas Spirit, but with my father-in-law going blind & my sister-in-law's husband dying from some horrible, Alzheimer's-like disease, the task is even harder than usual. In addition, my colleague's father died 2 weeks ago & the mother of my brother's 2nd ex-wife died yesterday. Do more people die at Christmas, or is that just an illusion, created because we have such high expectations of the "festive season"? Perhaps it just seems less of an injustice at other times of the year. Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy & goodwill, so what's with all the sadness? The word "supposed" is probably important because, to a certain extent, it's up to us to make the joy & goodwill, but there's not much we can do about death & Alzheimers.
ANYWAY, I'm going to move on & resume my search for Christmas Spirit.... and I don't just mean in the drinks cupboard! In my next post, I shall tell you about my Christmas Do at Jongleurs. Bet you can hardly wait!
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