Well, 2024 has got off to a slow start. This is partly due to the fact that I am inclined to the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian which everyone else uses.
To me the new year starts when the world awakes from the winter cold in March.
I never used to mind the winter, in fact I enjoyed the dark nights, sharp cold days and snow.
Thinking about it now reminds me of the endless Christmas parties we seemed to have as children.
We would be wrapped up in scarves, gloves and hats and hurry in friendly gangs through the dark ginnels to either the Parish Rooms or the British Legion for meat paste sandwiches, jelly and condensed milk, and sticky buns with lashings of diluted orange squash.
We’d play party games such as Oranges and Lemons and The Big Ships Sail and our only worry would be would Father Christmas bring us what we’d asked for.
I still enjoy the bright, cold frosty days despite the fact that cold gets into my joints and makes them ache. As for the party food – well I can’t imagine that being served up today.
SueJEaton 