100 Word Challenge – Week#71 … as midnight strikes …

A new tradition not so accessible for me sadly

We prefer not to become embroiled in the commercial hype or the stagnant traditions of Christmas and the New Year. Instead we regularly adapt and change our own rituals and customs as necessary; still with plenty of fun and bonhomie. New Years Eve is usually a family party with one eye on Jools Holland’s hootenanny into the early hours. I can remember when New Years Day was not a national holiday and how difficult it was for us all to get up the next day to go to work. So even now as midnight strikes I thank goodness for a day off.