Happy Boxing Day!

Having British friends of the family (and also reading a lot of British books), this is a familiar day to me - traditionally, it was the day servants got their Christmas gifts, or alms were distributed to the poor. But it was also sort of another day of Christmas, a quiet day when not much had to happen but maybe some leftover festivities.

It is also St. Stephen's day on the Catholic calendar - you know the old carol, "Good King Wenceslaus went out, on the feast of Stephen"? That's today.

In some places this is also the big day for after-Christmas sales. Which I tend to be pretty 'meh' about. I would rather enjoy the time at home, with family, reading my new books or contemplating my new craft supplies.