You're quite right that people have slackened into an expectation that every day should be a holiday, when, of course, holidays are only valuable when scarce and long anticipated.
I agree: January's return to simple pleasures and intimate gatherings is most welcome. Not to mention the return to discipline and routine. And, of course, one feels the urgency of things put off during the festive fortnight.
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Date: 2011-01-10 02:23 am (UTC)I agree: January's return to simple pleasures and intimate gatherings is most welcome. Not to mention the return to discipline and routine. And, of course, one feels the urgency of things put off during the festive fortnight.