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Christmas has always been a special time for me. I love the religious significance and I love the special outpouring of love and generosity shared between family and strangers alike. Christmas 2025 will mark a special milestone for me and my partner, Ian. We'll be celebrating Christmas on our sailboat, approximately 3,000 miles from home, anchored in the blue waters of the Bahamas.
I’m proud to admit that decorating during this festive season is one of my favourite things. I even brought a few items from home to Christmas-fy our sailboat. But this season has stirred many deep nostalgic emotions... Christmas time with my mom. You see, for many years, I'd spend time with my Irish-born mother and decorate her lovely apartment. It was always a two or three day event! She would sit in her reclining armchair and orchestrate the placement of all things Christmas. "The tree needs more lights!" she would say, or "there should be Santas in every room," (even the bathroom), or "you missed a spot on the tree." I'd laugh and fill in the 'empty' spot with one of her three (four?) hundred tree ornaments, many of them dating back to when I was a child. We'd listen to Christmas carols on her vintage stereo and I would sign along with her - she in her sweet soprano voice and me quite often in an operatic screech. Well, not always a screech. I would never do that to 'Ave Maria.' Mom passed on December 3, 2023 after a battle with cancer. So Christmas brings joy to me but also a longing for Mom's presence. I guess grief never really goes away...
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| Christmas decorating at Mom's apartment - so festive! |
This year, in honour of my mother's passion for all things Christmas, I decorated my sailboat with all the love I could gather in my heart, and with all the special memories that accompany that love.
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| The main salon in our sailboat |
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| The cockpit looking forward |
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| The cockpit looking aft. |
J.C. Kavanagh, author of
The Twisted Climb - A Bright Darkness (Book 3) Best YA Book FINALIST at Critters Readers Poll 2022
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The Twisted Climb - Darkness Descends (Book 2) voted BEST Young Adult Book 2018, Critters Readers Poll and Best YA Book FINALIST at The Word Guild, Canada
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The Twisted Climb,
voted BEST Young Adult Book 2016, P&E Readers Poll
Voted Best Local Author, Simcoe County, Ontario, 2021
Novels for teens, young adults and adults young-at-heart
Email: author.j.c.kavanagh@gmail.com
www.amazon.com/author/jckavanagh
Instagram @authorjckavanagh
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Christmas memories always bring smiles and tears. Like the decorated boat.
ReplyDeleteAh, ‘smiles and tears.’ So true, Janet. Thank you 🥰
DeleteLovely memories of Christmas past. Glad you are continuing the tradition. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful memories that you will always cherish for a lifetime!
ReplyDeleteThank you RuthyG 💕
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