Whether or not you celebrate Christmas, I would like to wish every one of my blogging friends a Happy Christmas anyway. I hope that all of you can be around friends or family, or someone or something important to you at this time of year. I am not including a ‘Happy New Year’, as I hope to be back to regular blogging by the 31st.
I am aware that in some countries, Christmas Eve is the day for present giving and some feasting and celebration. So I am posting this a day early.
beetleypete 
Get well soon, Pete, and I hope you get to celebrate when you are feeling better, hopefully within the season, but any time will be good. Thinking of you. ♥
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Thank you, Olga. Still quite poorly, just stopped by the blog to read some comments.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you for the Christmas wishes , Pete ours was a quiet one and I’m sure you would rather forget yours…I do hope you are feeling much better now xx
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Thank you, Pete. My very best to you and your family. I do hope you are feeling better.
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Merry, merry Pete. Hope the New Year bring much joy, good health and peace.
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Hope you are feeling better, Pete.
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Thanks, Cindy. Sadly, I am not, but I am hoping to recover by New year.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Dear Pete,
I hope you get over your illness soon.
I’ve had a cold since yesterday, but negative for Covid, with a cough, runny nose, headache. Well, what a cold is like.
So this year it’s also a very lonely Christmas for me.
We have to make the best of it.
Merry Christmas.
Best wishes, Irene
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too Pete 🙂 I hope Father Christmas is extra nice to you and your family 🙂 Anyway, keep up the great work as always 🙂
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Merry Christmas to you, Julie and Ollie hope you have the best you can. Same wishes also to all of your blogging friends
Looking forward to 2023 and more of your blogs
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I hope you both are feeling better very soon! Merry Christmas!
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Pete, hope you are feeling better day by day. Merry Christmas! Celebrate and enjoy the festive season as much as you & family can. Ollie too! 🎄🎶🎄 Christine
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As we celebrate yet another Christmas, the advent of Jesus, I try to capture the essential oneness of the teachings of all great spiritual masters here in this blog. Silent Night was written a couple of Christmas back and it can be read here… https://chapter18.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/silent-night/
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Merry Christmas and a Happy – and healthy – New Year to you, too,
Pit
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Stay warm Pete and I hope you both feel better soon. Hot toddies all round!
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(1) A friend of Benjamin Franklin’s family asked his wife this question: “Do we give a Franklin a wreath, or do we give Aretha Franklin?”
(2) After Rudolph came Covid the virulent reindeer. Not surprisingly, the other reindeer didn’t let poor Covid join in any reindeer games.
(3) Since you can’t get any sleep, you might as well find a comfy chair and wait up for Santa to come down the chimney. If you have a chance to engage him in a conversation, ask him whether or not he has any elf bones in his claus-et.
(4) Marry Christmas! And don’t ever divorce it!
(5) Sending blessed wishes to you, Julie, Ollie, and all those nutty squirrels in your tree!
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Happy Christmas, Pete! I hope you and Julie are feeling a wee bit better.
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We are stuck at home tomorrow, and Julie is upset and grumpy about not seeing her family at all. At least Ollie is better! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s something, anyway!
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Happy Xmas to you both and hope you’ll feel better very soon xx
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Thanks old friend. xx
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Same to you and yours, Pete! Hoping you all are feeling better soon!
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Thanks, Susanne. Taking it one day at a time.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas to you.
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Thank you, Molly.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas to you and yours Pete and Happy Holidays to all…I have been on a “Planes Trains And Automobiles” journey over the past few days, as this cold weather bomb cyclone throughout much of the US has been challenging…but it will all be fine and I look forward to seeing more from you in 2023 – cheers!
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Glad you escaped the bomb cyclone, John!
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas, Pete. (normal, as I recall returns the 28th 🙂 ). Warmest regards,
Ed
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Yearning for normal already. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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ME TOO!
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Thank you Pete. So glad Ollie is improved. Now you and Julie! Best Wishes.
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At least we don’t have to worry about Ollie. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas Pete🎄✨️🎁
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Thanks, Arlene. I hope you enjoy your favourite day of the year tomorrow. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Merry Christmas Eve, Pete! I do hope that the three of you are feeling better and that you will soon be back to your normal routine. Keeping you all in my thoughts.
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Thanks, Maggie. Ollie is much better, and Julie is testing negative. But we are both still very unwell. Making the best of it. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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I hope better days are just on the horizon, Pete.
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Merry Christmas!!!
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Thank you, Helene.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Wishing you all the best, Pete. Merry Christmas to everyone at your house and hope all are feeling better very soon. xo
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Thanks, Darlene. Ollie is much improved, so that’s something positive.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Back atcha!!!
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Thanks, old friend. Great painting! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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happy Christmas Pete, to you and yours!
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Thanks, Beth. I hope you avoid that severe weather they are reporting here.
Best wishes, Pete.
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it’s pretty extreme right now –
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Same for you and Julie, best wishes, and fingers xt you’re on the mend!
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Ollie is much improved. That’s a start. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thanks Pete, the same to you, and I hope you, Julie, & Ollie are feeling better. Cheers, Jon.
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Ollie is back to eating full dinners, and seems much livelier, Jon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Good news! 😀
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I’m just bac from Midnight church service & a drive with boy around the suburb (Riccarton) looking at Xmas lights. Thought of you Pete, Julie & Ollie as they were lighting candles. Just saw Santa, he may have something leftover by the time he reachers half way mark. 1am bed time now
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Thank you, Pete! I hope you all are feeling a little bit better today. Sorry, i have missed some episodes of the serial, and will hurry up to read over the next days! I wish you, your wife and Ollie a wonderful festive time! Best wishes, Michael
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Thank you, Pete. Sending warm wishes for this holiday season to you, Julie, and Ollie! xx
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Hopefully, you, Julie and Ollie are recovering and manage to have a good Christmas, Pete 🎄
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Ollie is much better, Chris. That’s good to see.
Best wishes, Pete.
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