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@JudyEv (325798)

Rockingham, Australia

December 7, 2022 1:55am CST

I wrote all bar two of my Christmas cards yesterday. There is about 23 or 24. I wrote letters to go in half a dozen. It’s the only contact I have with these people each year. We need to get the fairy lights out of the cupboard and up along the front of the house. If we don’t do it soon, we’ll be the only ones in the village without our lights up and that would never do. I also need to make my wreath for the door. Then, in about half an hour, at 4.00pm, we’re travelling by bus to Mandurah, having pizza for dinner then boarding a boat for a tour of the canals where many of the houses go overboard with their decorations. We’ll wear masks on the boat but hopefully we’ll manage to stay safe. The photo is from a similar trip a few years ago. It's a pity it's not a bit clearer.

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@LadyDuck (458145)

• Switzerland

7 Dec 22

I remember a lighted boats parade years ago in the United States and it was beautiful. This year we have been asked not to hang outdoors Christmas light, we have to conserve electricity because of the Russian situation.

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@LadyDuck (458145)

• Switzerland

8 Dec 22

@JudyEv They also plan to turn off the street lights from 2 a.m. until 6 a.m. and to reduce the number of hours the stores keep open. The situation here in Europe is worse than what the media report outside Europe.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

@LadyDuck We haven't heard about any of this on our news. It's not good news at all.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Oh, really? I hadn't thought of that aspect. We are lucky in that respect (at the moment).

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

7 Dec 22

That reminds me, where did I put the lights last year? Ah, they'll turn up!

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

As soon as you give up and buy new ones, they will turn up!

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Dec 22

@Ronrybs Haha - and that happens pretty often too. At least, you hadn't got round to buying new ones.

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@Ronrybs (17849)

• London, England

9 Dec 22

@JudyEv I found them while looking for a bit for the bike!

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@Jenaisle (14078)

• Philippines

7 Dec 22

The decors in the picture are beautiful. Good luck with your trip. I hope you will have fun and would be able to buy what you want. Stay safe.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Thanks. I've written about the trip now. It was a lot of fun.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

7 Dec 22

I hope you all have a good time on your trip this evening and get some great pictures of the decorations... Stay safe.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Thanks. It was a fun night and we had a great time.

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@DaddyEvil (137142)

• United States

8 Dec 22

@JudyEv You're welcome. It's always nice to know you managed to corral Vince into having some fun with you.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

@DaddyEvil It cuts both ways you know.

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@xFiacre (12597)

• Ireland

7 Dec 22

@judyev that ought to be a fanciful tour. Hope you enjoy it and the pizza. No point is sending cards because we’re going to have postal strikes coming up to Christmas. Ambos are also on strike. Maybe I’ll go on strike too but I don’t think that would be noticed.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

I'm sure at least one or two would notice!

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

@xFiacre Unfortunately I think you're right. Not too many would miss a sermon.

@Rimps85 (1085)

• India

7 Dec 22

thats wonderful...

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Thanks.

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@RebeccasFarm (86754)

• United States

7 Dec 22

Oh this will be so lovely Judy. Maybe a few pics aye? Glad you got your cards done too. I remember one friend of my Mothers RIP who used write to her in a Christmas card once a year.

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@RebeccasFarm (86754)

• United States

8 Dec 22

@JudyEv Yes do..later then Judy

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

I've put one photo up and will put another one later.

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@jobelbojel (34729)

• Philippines

7 Dec 22

I hope you can get those lights fixed. In my street there is only 2-3 homes decorated with lights.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Some people really go overboard here with their lights. We just put up a few.

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@jstory07 (134464)

• Roseburg, Oregon

7 Dec 22

The picture from a year ago looks really nice. I hope you have a good time.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

It was fun thanks. We just missed out being caught in a storm so that was a good thing.

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@wolfgirl569 (95188)

• Marion, Ohio

7 Dec 22

They do go all out for Christmas. You dont want to be the Grinch of the block so get your lights up

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

We have a few up now and might add to them today. And no, we don't want to be the Grinch.

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@LindaOHio (156157)

• United States

7 Dec 22

The pizza and boat tour sound really cool! Hope you had a good time. Great pic.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Thanks. It was a fun night. Bus trips are usually good fun.

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@oahuwriter (26780)

• United States

8 Dec 22

Sounds like fun, enjoy! You've got a lot of Christmas things to do! I'm done, for small decorating, 1 light to twirl around my Tiny Crochet Tree and done. I'm getting my seasonal foods...

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

@oahuwriter We took the massager back. It had been opened and it made a clunking sound when you used it. Vince found it too hard on his back so, as it shouldn't make a noise anyway, we took it back and got our money back.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

We got a few more things finished off this morning, mainly errands that needed to be done. We picked up some tablets, bought a joint Christmas present of a back massager and picked up a gift voucher for the couple who are having such a tough time of it - the ones we did the paving for.

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@oahuwriter (26780)

• United States

9 Dec 22

@JudyEv Nice gifts!

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

7 Dec 22

Many of the neighbors are decorating here.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

It's only our second Christmas here and it seems some do and some don't worry about it.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

@CarolDM Fair enough. I can't seem to get very excited about it.

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

8 Dec 22

@JudyEv I take a pass on the holidays.

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@Beestring (13320)

• Hong Kong

7 Dec 22

That's a beautiful picture. Have a great time this evening.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Thanks. It was fun. We had an enjoyable time.

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@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

7 Dec 22

Those are private houses? They look more like cheap honky tonk bars... just saying...

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Haha - you're quite right really but some of the houses are absolutely huge - and they smother them with all these lights.

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@rebelann (111178)

• El Paso, Texas

8 Dec 22

I wish I had some decorations to put on the outdoor trees but with the way the winds blow that would only cause everything to blow away. I love your photo, it's very cheerful and christmasy.

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@rebelann (111178)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Dec 22

It really doesn't take much to goof up christmas decor

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

Our outdoor lights have already come apart once because of the wind and it wasn't even that strong.

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@sallypup (57888)

• Centralia, Washington

9 Dec 22

Your tour sounds totally fantastic to me. People really put an effort into light shows. I'm happy for you.

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

9 Dec 22

Thanks. We went some years ago but we won't go every year. They certainly do put a lot of effort into their decorations.

@Fleura (29128)

• United Kingdom

7 Dec 22

Oh my goodness you have reminded me I need to deal with Christmas correspondence too! And postal workers are going to go on strike this year as well so we should post things this week!!

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@JudyEv (325798)

• Rockingham, Australia

8 Dec 22

Fiacre just told me about the strike. We've posted one to England and one to Ireland but maybe they won't make it for Christmas. Oh well, there are worse things happen at sea as they say.

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