{"id":1946,"date":"2020-12-24T15:25:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolbarton.uk\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2026-05-24T20:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T20:31:30","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

Christmas isn’t cancelled, although it may feel very different in these ‘unprecedented’ times. The magic of Christmas can still be found in the twinkling lights reflected in the children’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

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

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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

I haven’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

Have a lovely Christmas, however you are spending it, and here’s to a happier, healthier, safer New Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Christmas isn’t cancelled, although it may feel very different in these ‘unprecedented’ times. The magic of Christmas can still be found in the twinkling lights reflected in the children’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, […]<\/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":[113],"class_list":["post-1946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","tag-miscellaneous"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t