Christmas Traditions and a little touch of Nostalgia
Sometimes seamlessly traditions pass from parent to child, from generation to generation. It may be in the form of story-telling, it may be in the form of a recipe, but most of all it is love transcending the generations, reaching out to those who by reason of being part of your family (and this includes blended families, blood family members and friends). Leaving a touch of their character and vibrancy behind, but as I say most of all love that is long lasting. It does not matter at the end of the day whether you have fallen out, and are not speaking as the underlying love never really dies. My brother and I were very fortunate to have loving parents' who wanted us and there was lots of laughter, but we were also corrected when needed. They were not only our parents' but our friends too. They also believed in teaching us themselves as well so we come from a place where we have been nurtured. From a very early age, before my brother was born, I remember the coun...