Are you already in the Christmas spirit?

Dear users, dear authors,
are you in the Christmas spirit yet, or not quite so much?

Sort of, because I’m a high-risk patient, and for me that means Christmas without our daughters and their families. Just the thought of it brings tears to my eyes—how am I supposed to get into the Christmas spirit??? Our family Christmas will probably consist of a video call for an hour or so, and then everyone will be on their own again. So there’s not much of a “Merry Christmas” vibe there, if you ask me.

But at least you have your friends from the craft groups here—they’re always there. It’s not the same as Christmas with family, but it’s better than nothing.

@Fellow readers:
That’s true, isn’t it?

Yes, that’s right, Josefa. :-)

We’ve had candles and an aroma lamp going all through November and are doing our best to create a cozy atmosphere.

I’m not quite in the Christmas spirit yet, even though some decorations have already made their way here and there.

If everything works out, I’ll get to see my granddaughters shortly after Christmas. But that’s not set in stone yet. That would be the highlight for me. It’s also not clear yet whether my friend will be able to come. It depends on whether she can move into the vacation rental.

We’ll just take things as they come and make the best of it. That just makes me look forward to next year even more.

Today I filled the little Advent bags: one for each child who has moved out (including the grandchildren, so one per family 😂), one for those who stayed at home together, and one for my godson, so we ended up with nine Advent calendar bags..... filled with sweets......
I sewed them years ago, and every now and then another calendar was added..... most of them come back home again 😋, so I can fill them again next year.
Everyone, young and old, loves the little bags 😊

On Tuesday, I decided that from now on, I’m in the Christmas spirit.

On Tuesday, I baked Spitzbuben cookies while listening to children’s Christmas songs. Today, I started decorating the house. And I’ve decided to decorate it in a way I haven’t done in years—with lots of colorful, festive, childlike Christmas decorations. I’m curious to see when my sweetheart will say that’s enough.

And so I’m going to enjoy the days of Advent now. Take each day as it comes, get used to the changes in our routine, and find joy in what we have.

Now I’m going to make myself another cup of tea. Yesterday I discovered a new variety called “Winter Herbal Tea.” Let’s see how it tastes. 

Here’s a picture of the Advent bags... 😊

I did something today to get my apartment in the Christmas spirit—I set up my three figurines from the Ore Mountains. My husband brought them back for me in 1987 from Karl Marxstadt (now Chemnitz) when he was there setting up a machine in a factory and training the workers.
The nutcracker needs a new beard :-), but otherwise they’re fine.

I can’t put up decorations this year. My cats keep jumping on and into the wall unit. Nothing stays intact. A pyramid I was trying to fix has now lost part of its wings because of them.
They steal my crocheted Christmas ornaments right off the tree. I just took some new photos.



I’ll put up some lights and plastic ornaments on the tree—that way, they can’t hurt themselves on them.

Christmas isn’t the same this year.

Today, I really got into the Christmas spirit—my daughter sent me a video of my grandchild playing Christmas carols on the guitar at music school, and I cried tears of joy.