{"id":1946,"date":"2020-12-24T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2021-07-04T13:12:50","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T13:12:50","slug":"christmas-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/2020\/12\/24\/christmas-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christmas isn&#8217;t cancelled, although it may feel very different in these &#8216;unprecedented&#8217; times. The magic of Christmas can still be found in the twinkling lights reflected in the children&#8217;s eyes, the joy of giving presents to loved ones and the sharing of lovingly prepared meals with our nearest and dearest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However you are spending Christmas, may you feel a sense of hope that 2021 will see us returning to near normal where we can share good times again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_59138.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_59138.jpg 800w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_59138-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_59138-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_59138-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"752\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_9141.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_9141.jpg 752w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_9141-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_9141-276x220.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_21893.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_21893.jpg 780w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_21893-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_21893-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_21893-286x220.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_31531.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_31531.jpg 717w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_31531-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_31531-263x220.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><figcaption>Local children were asked to draw characters from the Nativity story and these were enlarged and printed to decorate the churches in our town.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven&#8217;t posted very much in the last few months. Hopefully next year I will be able to share photos of several trips we are hoping to take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a lovely Christmas, however you are spending it, and here&#8217;s to a happier, healthier, safer New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_52321.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_52321.jpg 600w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_52321-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_20201221_52321-165x220.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas isn&#8217;t cancelled, although it may feel very different in these &#8216;unprecedented&#8217; times. The magic of Christmas can still be found in the twinkling lights reflected in the children&#8217;s eyes, the joy of giving presents to loved ones and the sharing of lovingly prepared meals with our nearest and dearest. However you are spending Christmas, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":1338,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Carol","author_link":"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":4,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/index.php\/category\/miscellaneous\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Miscellaneous<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Christmas isn&#8217;t cancelled, although it may feel very different in these &#8216;unprecedented&#8217; times. 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