Do you remember the days when entertainment centered around people?
You invited people to your home, fellow-shipping and singing around the piano In the days
before my time, before radio and TV, we entertained ourselves. I love
to read books by authors Jane Austen
and Maud Montgomery and glimpse into times
past when an evening of entertainment consisted of a skit, or a play or
someone filling an evening by playing the piano or singing an aria. Since the days of
electronics, we have even lost the art of correspondence of letter
writing.
We now correspond instantly around the world, where it used to take weeks, sometimes months to hear from people in other states and countries. Now we text the person sitting across from us at the dinner table.
We have forgotten how to entertain ourselves. Perfection has
wedged its way into our thinking.
It's a lost gift. During the
days ahead, when family and friends gather around to celebrate the
upcoming Christmas season, I hope the spark of fellowship and enjoyment will help us to remember how to entertain ourselves and relish time with others.
I wish I could invite each of you to stop by for a cup of tea or egg nog.
Food.
You can't think of the holidays and not think about food. After
pushing yourself away from the mountain of food on Thanksgiving, it
soon becomes necessary to think of food for Christmas.
Do you set a special table for your Christmas meal?
Perhaps you start with soup? It's usually cold this time of year in the US. Do you have a favorite soup recipe??
After the Thanksgiving turkey, do you serve turkey again for Christmas?
And desserts. We can't forget desserts. What special treat do you make for your Christmas dinner.
