Diary summary week ending 7th December 2025

[louisa maud]

Morning folks
Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend.

Weather really horrible  today after a nice bright day yesterday.

Got another busy week this week  meeting  up with my husband's siblings  tomorrow  so got to get cards written,   will save me a lot on stamps, after such a busy time recently  I haven't had time to even think about cards,  got to get my skates on today.

Can't believe Christmas  will be on us so soon.

Take care

LM
 

[Jebber]

Morning all.

The weather is like chalk and cheese, glorious sunny day yesterday, wet and windy today, it couldn’t be a greater contrast.

I’m pretty well organised for Christmas, just a few card to write, most will have to make do with E-cards, except those that can be hand delivered.I shall be glad when it’s over it seems to get longer each year, the lights on houses across the road have already been on for a while

Keep warm and dry everyone.

[louisa maud]

Me neighbour  across from  us has had his decorations  up since 2nd November, no youngsters in the house , mine usually  go up about middle of December  and that goes back to when our daughter was young,  we never had any problems with her going  on about father Christmas,  worked well for us.
At the  bazaar at the church father Christmas made an appearance,  one little girl aged 4 had a letter for him, no one could read it, bless her but she could tell him, was really cute to see the children,  he was a popular man on the day.
Because I was so wrapped up with the bazaar lots of things didn't get done,  I have a heating  engineer coming later so I gave to jump to it, he might want to go into every room to test the rads, also a grandaughter  coming  for a meal, it's all go!
No washing out today

LM

[Jebber]

First Christmas card arrived this afternoon, from  Canada, from an old school friend. I suppose I had better send a proper one overseas after all. I did send her one last year before I was aware of their postal strike. It’s good to keep in touch as we are all in our eighties now.

My son is visiting me at the moment so ha can take all his family things with him when he goes home. That saves posting any cards and packages to them.

The worst part of Christmas when age catches up with us is the people we don’t hear from because they have popped their clogs during the year. 

[louisa maud]

I started to write my cards for a family get together  tomorrow,  then decided to carry on through my address book I am really short this year, so many departed and some since Covid decided not to send cards anymore, sad thing is that was the only time I corresponded with them so I don't know if they are still here.

LM

[radstockjeff]

Mine done in stages.
Firstly two birthday cards to Oz for d-i-l and grand daughter- sent!
Another b card to other d-i-l sent today for this weekend.
From last years card list I made a conscious decision who was to get a posted card along with the Annual News Chronicle via Postman Pat and who was to get an email message, agian with a simple greeting and the Chronicle. So the postal cards have been written and I am working on the list for e-mail.
For the church congregations (2) and some of the local traders i.e. butcher , groceries, chemist who have given good service throughout the year I will do an A4 poster type Christmassy message. And then a few personal cards to special friends and neighbours to be handed over at an appropriate moment. rj

[louisa maud]

My church came up with the idea of putting a Christmas notice in the magazine and perhaps make a donation to the church instead of cards, I did do it last year except still people send cards, that was not the idea at all, I did receive cards but didn't give in return, that was not the object of the exercise,  it was to make a nit of money for the church, I missed this year's Christmas greeting but will send a new year one instead.

LM

[Jebber]

We always made money for the Church by posting cards for other members and their families  along with donations for the Church on the way in to the services leading up to Christmas. One of the Elders would collect the cards and money after the services. The following Sunday the cards would be laid out in alphabetical order  for the congregation to collect their own cards and those of the sick or infirm who  they lived near to.  It always worked well.

[Caw1]

Ah Christmas cards… it’s such a dilemma to know what to do for the best… our church organises a Saturday morning to pop over to the village hall..( just over the road for me) have a coffee, mince pie, a chat and leave you village cards.

These are then sorted and delivered by church members it’s a great way to save walking the entire village delivering them…
I used to send the children out on their bikes but that was a lifetime ago when we didn’t have the traffic that races through… wouldn’t even contemplate them walking it as no pavements in most parts.
 I do send e cards via a charity then make a donation but I like to fund local organisations rather than the big ones.
Need to get my skates on and start writing them ready to give to friends who may come to our Christmas Fayre on Saturday!
We’re busy making 20 wreaths on Thursday to sell… putting together raffle prizes
Our local butchers a lovely chap and he does us proud with a wonderful meat hamper..
Fridays going to be spent decorating the village hall.. husbands to the ready putting up lights and tree…
Early start on Saturday as although halls open at 9 am you can bet someone will be outside waiting at 8.30! Fortunately I’ll be able to see from my landing window so can zip across..
Sadly for the first time since we’ve been doing these biannual Fayres now our 4th it looks like it’ll be raining…
Hopefully we’ll still get plenty of people as we raise money for our counties Young carers.. so it’s 🤞🤞for a good day..
We have to leave at 4pm to drive to Ealing as youngest grandsons playing his saxophone at a concert for his Cadenza group… providing the A1 and north circular aren’t too busy we should make it in time… fortunately it’s only round the corner from where they live!
Think we’ll stay down overnight come back Sunday to face all the Fayre stuff that will have been dumped in the hall!

Hope your church raised lots last week LM all the hard work then seems worth all the effort!

Take care all and onwards towards Christmas!

Caroline