Red devil
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I don't know you and expect I'll never meet you but I'll be thinking of you Xmas day. Thanks for the thoughts. Keep well
Christmas 2025
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We used to live in a house like this. It was a Swedish build, possibly a kit house. Fun way to live, helps give a good view from the upstairs living room, the living room is lovely and warm. I was big fan, disappointed when we had to sell it
Hope the bedroom location doesn't cause you too many issues.
louise_a
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I am not really bothered about Christmas this year, my partner who loved it died suddenly this year so I was not really looking forward to it. That said her daughter has invited me to spend Christmas with her family so I will be having some Christmas and I do love a roast turkey dinner.
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Tashyboy
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Although your heart might not be in it Louise. If I was you I really would make the best effort this Christmas whilst with your partners daughter. As you say she loved Christmas. I always find it odd when people get upset when they hear the favourite song of a loved one which is played at a funeral. It was a song that made them very happy. It made them smile. And if it does for them. It does for me. Am sure there’s going to be a few Tears but raise a glass and remember your partner when she enjoyed Christmas. Loadsa Tashyboy love and thoughts me duck.
@Tashyboy hearing that song again takes you back to that funeral though and the sadness that brings. It can be triggering. I understand what you say but it's hard to flip that thought process.
@louise_a no doubt it will be a tough Christmas for you. Lovely of your partners daughter to invite you. Hopefully the family can bounce you through it
@louise_a no doubt it will be a tough Christmas for you. Lovely of your partners daughter to invite you. Hopefully the family can bounce you through it
Tashyboy
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It is indeed. I remember a course I did where our senses trigger emotions. Songs were one of the main triggers.@Tashyboy hearing that song again takes you back to that funeral though and the sadness that brings. It can be triggering. I understand what you say but it's hard to flip that thought process.
@louise_a no doubt it will be a tough Christmas for you. Lovely of your partners daughter to invite you. Hopefully the family can bounce you through it
Angels by Robbie Williams was mentioned as it was a popular song played at Hatches, matches and dispatches. A beautiful Song for a range of happy and sad occasions
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Much better to be with some one feeling similarly. Think happy memories and happier times.
Oh that’s awful Louise. It’ll be hard, maybe just as hard for your partner’s daughter. Lean on each other and share the happy memories. Remember, smile for what you had… and have seconds of turkey.
jim8flog
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Christmas has now started for me. Christmas tree put up at the weekend, but living on my own that is it as far as decorations go.
Daughter and her fiancee over for dinner Christmas eve. I am hoping to get to to see my son, DIL and the grandkids after Christmas which will be the first time in 2 years as I have not been able to do the drive due to injuries, fingers crossed that I have recovered enough to do it.
Daughter and her fiancee over for dinner Christmas eve. I am hoping to get to to see my son, DIL and the grandkids after Christmas which will be the first time in 2 years as I have not been able to do the drive due to injuries, fingers crossed that I have recovered enough to do it.
jim8flog
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My thoughts go with you, Christmas is certainly one of the hardest times when you are on your own.
Beezerk
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I’ll be doing my usual drive down to the in laws at Malvern on Xmas eve for a couple of days, drive back on Boxing Day and then probably have my daughter round for dinner 
Aztecs27
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We love Christmas in our house - proposed to my wife on Christmas Day 15(ish) years ago as it's her favourite day of the year typically. It's also our eldest's birthday, so extra celebration.
Now we've had our kitchen diner extension done, we've stupidly agreed to host - so have 13 round on Christmas Day...so no doubt will be more stressful this year, but still looking forward to it.
Now we've had our kitchen diner extension done, we've stupidly agreed to host - so have 13 round on Christmas Day...so no doubt will be more stressful this year, but still looking forward to it.
GreiginFife
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We normally embrace Christmas in this house but we don't even have the tree up yet as I've been purely focused on getting my old garden workshop converted in to a family games room/bar after stupidly making a drunken assertion to the wife that I'd have it completed by Christmas day... Didn't think she'd actually hold me to it!
I made a similar promise several years back. When she started questioning when I would start, I replied that we haven’t had the Project meeting yet. Then we’d have a resource meeting, then the planning meeting. And not forgetting the need for risk assessments. Then we’d look at a document control process.
The bruising took a while to go down.
Bazz
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Round to mom and dad's for the 42nd year in a row. Taking my father in law along too, as the mother in law passed last year, and don't want him on his own.
Between him and my old man, I'll have to do a few off licence runs beforehand.
Between him and my old man, I'll have to do a few off licence runs beforehand.
We are having my Mum and the wife’s Mum and Dad round this year so shouldn’t be too bad, do love a cracking Christmas dinner though 
SocketRocket
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What do they taste like?
Pin-seeker
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Spicy
And looks like the lad & his girlfriend are joining us,absolutely made my Christmas
jim8flog
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Not as tough as an African, although not as much ear meat to go around.
