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| Christmas tree being readied on the balcony. |
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| Christmas tree decorated at home. |
-Brian Mendonca
As I waited for my rawa dosa from Bhosale, Porvorim I happened to glance opposite. There stood a Christmas tree waiting to be decorated. It stood on the balcony forlon.
However, it spurred me to open this blogpost. It reminded me that back home the tree was not up yet.
Since we will be spending Christmas in Bombay I was in two minds what to do. Queenie summed up the matter saying, 'Here is bunda, there is bunda. ' She meant that the tree does not go up in Porvorim, neither do we decorate the house in Kharghar.
This was a serious comment on our Christmas preparations. When my brother and his family decided to come over for dinner, we decided to decorate the hall.
I took down the tree and the decorations from the loft. As we took out the tree from its box the newspaper it was wrapped in was dated 6 January 2021.
Last year we spent Christmas in Kurla. So we did not decorate our house in Goa. This year we decided to do it.
Dwayne did a great job decorating the tree and the hall, as carols played in the background. I could almost hear dad giving instructions about the placement of the reindeer and the Santa cap.
We set up the crib. We inserted a soft light which shown on the hay. Outside we strung up the star. The ambience in the night was perfect.
A festival is what you bring to it. The right time for your tree to go up is when you feel Christmassy.
The courier with the last ingredients for the Christmas sweets has arrived. Queenie will start on the job asap. She needs to distribute them in Mumbai.
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Pix taken by Brian Mendonca. Pic above on 14/12/22. Pic below on 16/12/22. Updated 19/12/22.
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