Christmas brings special magic to most of us, it transports one to the land of whimsy and lights. It puts us in a state of spiritual solace that causes our giving hearts to explode.We turn our homes into a place of comfort, inviting, entertaining, and for the most part, joyous. I love Christmas season, not only that it is my birth month, but for the obvious reasons mentioned above--but Christmas in July?? I have a hard time putting myself in that mode when it is sweltering hot outside and teens walk around in their teeny weeny bikinis. I can understand how one might feel a December Christmas in the southern hemisphere. They, probably, more than most of us here in the north, would welcome celebrating it in July. I grew up in the Philippines. I did not have snow capped mountains and trees in December but it would be a tad cold in the Mindanao mountains where I was raised. Thick fog, that's what I had! And yes, it had me in a bustling "holidayish" mood...but sweaty July?? Nah!!
July is my night gardening time. When the sky is bright and the noon day has passed, I take my little shovel and do some weeding. In the evening, I would lie down on the cool grass and look up at the starlit sky.
Here in the north, there are some that celebrates Christmas in July. I know Hallmark TV does. Businesses, on the other hand, use it as marketing tool. I fall into that later category. So here I am, in the heat of the day, I have my air conditioning blasting throughout the whole house, my fireplace lit, and the mantle decked, photo shooting and sweaty. Please tell me I did a good job or else I would be bawling!! No, after all, it's Christmas!!
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