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I still enjoy Christmas but there is a bittersweet element now due to loss, experience and outgrowing the magic. The values of cherishing family, friends and community are still important but I don’t make myself a wreck for the season.

I do what feels good and reasonable. That varies each year with my situation. It’s normal and not something to worry about. I’m a real person. I don’t exist in an advert so I don’t try to live like that.

As long as I can sit at the table with my loved ones and share the traditional meals then it is enough. I don’t need gifts or lavish parties. I also only give gifts when it feels right to me.

My country is small and we have Boxing Day so I don’t suffer the travel stress that Americans do. Maybe I would give up on Christmas if I had to deal with that. (Boxing Day should be a human right… ha ha)

Unlike another poster, I like that most stores are closed. I like the idea of everyone having time off together. I do get the poster’s sentiment though. I once felt that way. It can be really inconvenient if an unexpected need pops up.

I don’t like how commercialised Christmas has become but I mostly don’t let that influence me. A pet peeve of mine is Christmas advertising starting months early. It makes the season stale so I avoid the ads as much as I can and I don’t start listening to Christmas music until the weekend before the big day.

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Ha ha. No, it’s a tropical fruit with white flesh and a table tennis ball sized seed in the middle. The flesh is crunchy, fresh tasting and subtle both in sweetness and perfume. It’s a very refreshing fruit but not as juicy as a watermelon.

Good article and photos here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syzygium_malaccense

Those Otaheiti Apples are so far from ripe that it’s painful. They should be deep red, almost purple.

Would you say that Krita is suitable for a beginner, especially with a little knowledge of traditional drawing?