Oh no! Husband has found...

That is assuming that the man will use the man cave. DH had one in the garden, well, insulated, comfortable chair, rug on the floor, nice wood burning stove lookalike calor gas heater, He never went near it, despite wanting it. He hated being up there by himself, He wanted to be in the house with everybody else

Wouldn't even potter in the integral garage, Whatever he was doing was done on the kitchen table or in the study, wherever there were other people.

Eek.?

This is why men should all have a ‘man cave’! They can tinker, watch sport or Xmas movies and be as untidy as they want. Problem solved! 🤣

I love Christmas - from late November onwards. I’ll enjoy autumn first.

Mauduit24

BlueBelle

Can’t bear to even think about Christmas I d happily hibernate for the whole of the C season
Never never never would I watch one

Blue belle
I am with you on this one.

We stopped doing Xmas in the 80s. The children had all left so it was a good excuse to stop doing it.
Then in the early 2,000s the grandchildren came along so we had to join in again but in a low key capacity.
What we did on Xmas day was volunteer at charity Xmas dinners. The first one was Crisis at Christmas in London.

Cossy..."ho, ho, ho..."that is tooo funny! My fav is the Crinch at Xmas ...but now I'm playing into your husbands' hands. (That sounds very wrong btw, apologies!). I do commisserate, (is that spelt right?). Can you not retaliate with a Eurovision fest ( if you like it that is?) Lol.

Nobody is forcing you to watch. Why are you doing it?
I hate them.

I would like them, I love a romcom, (even though the ‘com’ is generally lacking) but they are too schmalzy even for me sometimes. And regrettably, the acting isn’t always the best…

BlueBelle

Can’t bear to even think about Christmas I d happily hibernate for the whole of the C season
Never never never would I watch one

Blue belle
I am with you on this one.

I can't believe he likes them. I thought it was only women that liked them.

Mince Pies in Lldl.s

I find the predictably of them rather comforting and reassuring.

If you are hoping for some cider at Christmas the apple crops have failed badly and the vats are almost empty.

Love this thread.

Sprouts are for life - not just for Christmas! 😋

As it's a Christmassy thread, on the local news today they had some bad news for some.

Apparently due to the strange weather this year, the sprout crop has been decimated by some beetle or other -- the most obvious pesticide is a no-no as it kills bees too.

Perhaps the s'markets will source some Ethiopian or Peruvian sprouts (? - I didn't check), for the subset of folk who like them? (count me in - vffftttttttt - that's better . . . .)

I m very happy to be called a grinch bring it on Harris

Could be worse - could be cricket!! 🏏 🙄😳😵‍💫 I’d rather watch the cheesiest, corniest Christmas film any day! 🎄 🤣

Sometimes we need these sugar sweet Christmas films to escape the pain of real life… don’t knock them!
I really don’t want to know about them pre November, masses of birthdays to deal with in Sept/ October first!
But occasionally it does one good to just sit and forget problems amidst fictionalised snow, beautiful scenery, gifts, and romance all with happy endings. We know real life isn’t like that, so it’s good to revert to childhood and pretend!
Sorry you Christmas haters.
My Christmas is usually chaos, so nice to imagine it’s not!

Same story but names and settings have changed. I love them.

I watch Miracle in Manhattan every year when it is on, and there are a few others,not before the end of November though.
Once Boxing day is over I'm done with all that.

Grounds for divorce I reckon 🤭🤣🤣

Nannan2

Got mince pies delivered yesterday from Morrisons.😋😁

Noooooooooooooo
ooooo 😳

AuntieE

We did once find one which was not quite so cheesy, but unfortunately, I cannot remember what it was called so have never been able to find it again.

Perhaps one of you can help.

Storyline: young, single, American mum (stoney broke) pops her children into the car and drives off. (Can't remember whether she had a destination in mind, or was unable to continue paying her rent and had been evicted.) Loses her way in the dark in a state she does not know, sees a signpost stating Bethlehem. Realises this must be some small American town. Gets there, and is allowed to stay in the house of an old woman, who is in a retirement home. They have a marvellous small-town Christmas and of course, she falls for the old lady's helpful handsome young male relative.

Ring any bells?

Auntie E Could it be *"The Christmas Secret"? Sounds similar.

In the US we have three "networks" that air wholesome type movies and series The Hallmark franchises. These are safe for grandkids to view.

I love them!