1st of July on Wednesday, So......

I’ve already had an email from a hotel we previously stayed at, with details of Christmas breaks 😩

It's still June!

How I hate that C word. I'm off for therapy now

Almost time to get the sprouts on!

Grannybags

It's still June!

How I hate that C word. I'm off for therapy now

I'll go in after you.

One of my d-i-ls asked about christmas arrangements today!
I managed to fob her off.
[nice lady though just in case i am giving the wrong impression].[or she knows who i am on here!]

I don't want to be reminded of Christmas when shops start playing carols and Christmas songs in August.

Wyllow3

Grannybags

It's still June!

How I hate that C word. I'm off for therapy now

I'll go in after you.

Wait for me!

Yes lets get the sprouts on, order the Turkey and all the trimmings ready for the big day! No way am I going to start thinking about the C word in July!

Surely you've had the sprouts on since the start of June! Shame on you if you're just getting round to it now!! They'll never be properly mushy cooked if they're not under way by now.

Dear, oh dear, these young people have no idea about cookery.

Grannybags

It's still June!

How I hate that C word. I'm off for therapy now

Keep me a place

I love C*******s but even I draw the line in July. Apart from the sprouts of course! 🤣

Shurrup about it, it's still June for heavens sake! Isn't it bad enough we get the first load of Christmas tatt landing in shops towards the end of August. I appreciate booking a fixture in advance is something that probably needs to be done months in advance. There are times though it seems as soon as we get it over for one year, a brief time elapses before it starts all over again

Are there sprouts in the shops yet

shysal

Almost time to get the sprouts on!

Yes! And don't forget that the cake, if a traditional heavy duty fruitcake, has to be made in plenty of time so that it can 'mature'.

And hey-ho, bring on the German Christmas Markets with overpriced mulled wine and grotty Swiss rolls masquerading as Yule Logs.

Yippee!

Yes Gwyllt, there are sprouts in the shops.

I booked our Christmas Day meal out at the weekend, there were only 2 timeslots left.

It'll be all that Americanised Halloween first though

I admit to a spark of excitement on seeing 'Christmas' in the thread title. I'm always celebrating (in very tiny ways) or planning a celebration.
If you look hard enough we have heaps of customs, festivals and rituals to fill up the weeks & months!
Its Old Midsummer Day on 5th July (from before the calendar changes) so a bit more frolicking could easily be happening here

I heard someone mention they were buying Christmas presents in the sales this morning. Also had an Email about Christmas hotel stay 2 weeks ago.

LadyGracie

I booked our Christmas Day meal out at the weekend, there were only 2 timeslots left.

😲
I was thinking of booking at a lovely pub for a nice meal but so pricey.Still may do tho, as it’s a relaxing thing to do.
🎅🏼

keepcalmandcavachon

I admit to a spark of excitement on seeing 'Christmas' in the thread title. I'm always celebrating (in very tiny ways) or planning a celebration.
If you look hard enough we have heaps of customs, festivals and rituals to fill up the weeks & months!
Its Old Midsummer Day on 5th July (from before the calendar changes) so a bit more frolicking could easily be happening here

You frolic girl! Am all for a bit of fun and frolics😜

Padstow13

...........how soon will the supermarkets start their Christmas ad frenzy and who will be first?

(Apart from ASDA which is little better than a Car Boot market these days.)

wait a minute, can we just get Halloween out of the way first?

Charity shops do it in July, the hide a pa k of Christmas cards where it just catches the eye. I wish they'd stop it.