Starting to notice some shop windows are putting in Christmas Windows and I at all times start to feel excited. Christmas is Coming celebrate Christmas Day by having fun with a Christmas lunch or dinner with our closest family and friends.
Growing up in our house I can always bear in mind the searing warmth outside and smell of a roast wafting through the house by mid morning.
As far as Christmas traditions go, a lot of traditions are just about the identical in the Northern Hemisphere, besides they've snow!
Homes put up pretty lights and wreaths on the entrance door and decorate the tree and watch carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve.
I at all times like to hear “All I want for Christmas is you” from Love Actually and a newcomer as an Aussie playlist must have is “How to Make Gravy” by Paul Kelly.
This 12 months has been tinged with unhappiness around the world by occasions which are out of our management but impact many households both right here and overseas. On the flipside we've had some uplifting moments like the women’s football world cup that literally stopped our nation and made family names of our Matildas.
On behalf of all of the workers of the Dural Chamber and the Dooral Roundup, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and secure and peaceable New Year. Thank you for reading my tales each month!