Today is Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen’s Day, and also known as December 26, the day after Christmas Day. For many people in Canada it is a big shopping day with great Boxing Day bargains, but here in Nova Scotia it is a holiday. I learned this when I went to the Superstore this morning to pick up a short list of things and found both it and the Sobey’s closed and had to rely on the food aisles in Shopper’s, which was both open and busy, to get some of the things we needed. I wasn’t unhappy that the big stores were closed today because it really enforced the notion that it is a quiet day, a relief from the excitement and celebration of Christmas Day, a day to reflect on our blessings (which are many).
Here the day is pearly grey, the air still and mild, a degree or two above freezing, a good day for us to hang out at home, make mulligatawny soup for lunch, and take Dewi, who is here for a sleepover, for a walk through our quiet neighbourhood and around the Ferguson’s Cove Road loop with my brother and his daughter before she heads back to Ontario.
No lining up for electronics sale items at the big box stores, no rushing around to see how much is off at any store, no need to do anything much. That’s a good Boxing Day.
In fact, there’s even some time to take a picture in our living room (E. is deep into a good book) and write a short post before I go to do some reading myself.Season’s greetings. Celebrate life and the people you hold dear.
Oh how I miss the cozy, cushiony folds of that couch!
ReplyDeleteWe are headed of to breakfast on the big B and then the latest exhibit at Sabanci . The rest of the day will be occupied with nap time, and making the second round of cookies for New Year's, and playing outside...it is 14 degrees here!
Enjoy your time with E.
Love, A