About
It all started last year…
I was “chatting” with Albert.
He in Ujezd and I in Calgary.
We were discussing all the reasons that I am not a fan of Christmas: seven years in toy retail, never getting to be with my family, politics with my in-laws, difficulty picking gifts for my husband and most recently, my mother’s death (just a week before Christmas two years ago)
Albert sympathized. Empathized actually… he had some stories of his own to share.
I asked what his Christmas plans were for that year, and he told me about Christmas Eve Carp Dinner – you gather with your family to share a seemingly inedible fish and potato salad. His in-laws were coming over, to enjoy carp (if it’s possible to) on his newly hand crafted dining-room table. There would be gifts – but kept to a minimum.
This struck a cord… it seemed so simple.
And it seemed that simple was worth celebrating!
Hence Carpmas.
~Charmaine
