Rhymes With Foreplay: Romance Writers Weekly ~A Family Gathering ~ #LoveChatWrite

2024-05-07

Romance Writers Weekly ~A Family Gathering ~ #LoveChatWrite

This week, on the Romance Writers Weekly blog hop, we're asked to "Describe a typical family gathering - a birthday celebration, a nothing special dinner, Thanksgiving, Christmas or other holiday. Whatever gathering you like!"

I take issue with the word "typical". lol I'm not good at forming habits. What's "typical" for my family now, is different than it was a few years ago; which was different from a few years before that.

Recently, the holiday hosting mantle has been passed to my son and daughter in law. At least for my family. My sister and brothers haven't ceded their control. And, I have to say, I do miss hosting gatherings. However, my son and daughter in law have a beautiful home and it's not exactly a hardship!

My daughter in law grew up in England and Sweden, so we get a proper Roast Dinner. And because my son loves pie, and my daughter in law does not, she'll bake a pie for dessert (for him) and I'll typically bake something else (madeleines, meringues, sticky toffee pudding) for her...most of the rest of us have both, of course. Lately, I'll also bring a vegetable dish and/or sourdough bread.

It's usually very low key. We'll sit and talk and eat.We might take a walk before or after dinner. Their home is set in a very forested area and it's only a short walk to a river. Sometimes they have guests, or my daughter will fly in to visit. And my grandson usually has some new Lego creation he'll want help with. Apparently, that's a new area of expertise for me!

Anyway, that's what most of our gatherings look like, at the moment.

Now, hop on over to Brenda Margriet's page to see what she has to say. And don't forget to check out Secrets Under the Covers.

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