I've just been in to church to decorate for a walk through, candle lit, nativity festival. Totally secure, doors open, three families at a time walk along a trail and out of a different door.
Tonight we have 'Carols on the doorstep', but are gathering with a PA in the village square. All distanced.
We have tried to bring some festivity in for people, we know everyone's disappointed. We've been tier 3 here as long as there have been tiers.
You have to find creative ways around it and find fun where you can. I've taken some home mad chocs to some local friends who have been a bit isolated since all this started. Someone popped a couple of chocolate Santa lollies through my door recently.
Christmas cards that I usually don't appreciate are extra special this year.
Christmases have been tricky the last few years after dad's terminal diagnosis, last Christmas, first Christmas without etc etc. Time is short. Find ways to make the best of it, that's all we can do.
This Christmas was never guaranteed we'd be able to celebrate as usual, with people self isolating or testing +ve. And in fact, we are never guaranteed a Christmas as we plan it. Mum was rushed in to hospital one year, and was surrounded by women similarly 'caught short' and fretting about whether family would find the turkey in the cool box in the garage.