Hi everyone! I hope you’re all well. Today is Wednesday, and it’s time for another post in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you’d like to participate in the challenge, you can find the list of topics for 2026 here. If you are interested in reading other people’s responses to this week’s topic, you can do so here.
Favourite Festival/Fair/Holiday
I don’t really do festivals or fairs. So I’m going to tell you about my favourite seasons instead.
For me, the ‘ber months are where it’s at. I despise the summer months with a ferocious passion, and I’m at my most unhappy and frustrated between June and the end of August. Autumn is such a colourful and, for me at least, calming time of the year. I’d much rather we had four months of spring, four months of autumn and four of winter.
November and December are actually my favourite months. As many of you know, Christmas is my favourite holiday, and in my house we start celebrating, or at least decorating for Christmas, on our wedding anniversary on the 24th of October. The reason I love Christmas is, I believe, because it’s the only time of the year when many—if not most people—put their best foot (and face) forward.
People are far more amiable, I find, during the winter holidays, and whether it’s real or a false front, people are generally more smiley and warm to one another.
Christmas is also where most of my favourite childhood memories live. My most nostalgic moments come when I’m thinking about opening presents with my family early on Christmas Day, sitting around the table eating Christmas lunch and then going for tea (dinner everywhere but the north of England) at my nanna’s. It’s really the only time of the year my extended family were together. Now, with both my parents passing away young and my grandparents gone, I only see my sister over Christmas, and we’ve built our own grown-up traditions.
Anyway, on that cheery note (😂), I’ll be off! I wonder what your Favorite Festival/Fair/Holiday is.
As ever, thanks for spending some time here with me today. I really appreciate it.
Until next time,
George
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