Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Tradition v Superstition

Hi folks...Twelfth Night...the 5th of January is traditionally the day that the Christmas decs come down to be stored away for another year but this "never knows what day of the week it is" crafter has just realised that was 2 days ago. There seems to be a trend nowadays to shed the house of everything Christmas within days of the big day...in some cases on Boxing Day...for goodness sake...how sad is that...the true meaning of Christmas seems to have got horribly lost in this modern commercialised world. Legend has it that it is very unlucky to un-deck your halls before the 5th or to leave your tree a-twinkling after that date and if like Miss Memory here you've been caught out...you're in for a shocker...superstition suggests that if you missed the magic deadline...the decorations should be left in place all year long to avoid misfortune. Crikey what a dilemma...it would definitely be a time saver in the run up to Christmas 2015 but on the other hand...I don't know if I'm ready for a whole year of Christmas sparkle over-kill. I'm not superstitious but best not to chance fate so the "as old as the hills and a bit tatty around the edges" angel with attitude has agreed to take one for the team...forego her 11 month hibernation and take up residence in the cubbyhole to ward off any bringers of doom and gloom until it's time to return to her rightful place on top of the Christmas Tree.
And this traumatised "calendar challenged" crafty person needs a little playtime...a break from the conveyor belt of Fiskars samples...the deadlines can wait for one day...it's time to clear my workdesk and have some fun with a Timmie Tag...
See you all tomorrow
Hugs Kath xxx