Seasonal thanks, and best wishes

~ beetleypete

I have made no secret of the fact that I am not really a Christmas person. I have always felt it was something that you were supposed to grow out of.
And that’s what I did.

However, I am well aware how many people out there love this season. Some for nostalgic reasons, a few for the religious origins, and many others just as a cause for celebration. With that in mind, I send you all this seasonal greeting.

A very Happy Christmas to everyone who follows and reads this blog, and those that I follow myself. I hope that you and your families have a great time, and that 2017 is a wonderful year for you.

I would like to thank everyone who has stuck with me on this blog over the last four and a bit years. Thanks for your comments, your inspiration, your ‘Likes’, and the interaction too. I would also like to say the same to the many new followers who have come along for the ride during 2016. I hope to see you all again during 2017, and to carry on being a part of the wonderful community we have here.

My very best wishes to you all. Pete.

40 thoughts on “Seasonal thanks, and best wishes”

  1. I was just reading some of your comments, Pete.. And, being a wonderful Grandpa is the best thing on this earth… My little 2 ft. Christmas Tree is all stored away in it’s box for yet another year, and I ready myself to bring in 2017, fast asleep on my pillow.. I can’t even remember the last time I’ve watch the New Year’s eve ball drop on the telly.. No more telly for me anyway.. I canceled that.. Just Netflix for me now and I can catch up on my local news via the internet.. Less bills for me in the New Year sounds like a wonderful year ahead for me.. Take care, and just love Judy….

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    1. We never managed to even get our own tree and decorations up this year, believe it or not. Too busy rushing around with visiting and family.
      No more TV sounds like a plan. I hope that the absence of that distraction works well for you.
      Have a wonderful 2017 in the ‘Frozen North’.
      Happy New Year to you and your family, from your friend in England.
      Best wishes, Pete. X

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  2. Christmas is mainly a let down and occasionally depressing. I enjoy the build-up and THE TIME OFF WORK!!! But the actual day is a bit poor 🙂 Season’s Greetings Pete! xxx

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  4. I find my feelings about Christmas are a bit mixed. I love the excuse to gather with friends and family and I love the food and decorations… but I find some of the consumerist wastefulness really bothersome and I feel a bit hypocritical considering that I am an atheist.

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  5. Hello, my friend! It’s very odd when you don’t post or pop around the blogosphere. I was wondering if you are okay? When I am uninspired, I start reading books. A different medium–gosh, I remember reading all the time as a kid. I’m lucky if I squeeze in a book a month. I know this time of year has you down-in-the-dumps. A change of environment pulls me out of my melancholia. Giving myself photo “jobs” helps me, as well. Please know you are valued and appreciated!

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    1. Thanks for the kind words, Cindy. I am just back from a couple of days staying at my stepdaughter’s, and the sun has been shining too, despite the cold.
      Although I am still short of ideas about posts at the moment, I am in a better frame of mind.
      Best wishes as always, Pete.

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  11. Christmas seems so inevitable. As the Moon once said to the Sea, “Yule tide whether you like it or not!” Have a great holiday weekend. Of course, I could wave the right to continue following your blog, but I intend to stay on the raft, even if I get sea [sic]. Sea you in 2017!

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  17. Thanks a lot, dear Pete. It feels very good to be part of your communty.
    A very Happy Christmas to you, Julie and Ollie of course, and may you have the best of New Years! 🚶💃🏼 👭 💫⭐️🌟✨

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