Happy Boxing Day - Happy Holidays 2020 Everyone

 

Happy Boxing Day December 26

Happy Holidays Everyone

Now as an American (US), we don't celebrate Boxing Day as they do in the UK and other places.

But I've always thought that we should. So for years I have celebrated the day on my own, in my own mind. 🤣

I used to say that in my life I lived in the US during the work day and then at night I lived in the UK in my mind, since I watch lots of British TV programs

Many in the US celebrate Kwanzaa (December 26 - January 1).  You can read about it at the link: 

https://www.almanac.com/content/when-is-kwanzaa

I became acquainted with Kwanzaa during my years as a weekend volunteer at the  museums.  If my volunteer weekend in late December happened to fall on Kwanzaa we would celebrate it with visitors, staff, and other volunteers. 

As a Cuban (Cuban-American) I grew up celebrating the holidays until January 6, Dia de Los Reyes Magos.

https://cuban-christmas.com/3kings.html

(Now, as a kid, I always received presents from both Santa Claus on December 25 and then the Three Kings on January 6)

This has been a solitary holiday season for many, myself included, because of COVID-19.  But we all know that it is the right thing to do, for our own health and the health of others.  

My two favorite actors favored us with unexpected gifts this Holiday Season

Photo by An Le

Richard Armitage with a lovely Audible Q&A. Below is a bit of the almost 30 minute interview:

Reading & listening purely for leisure is something we all deserve, even (perhaps especially) busy narrators like @RCArmitage. What are you indulging in this holiday break? pic.twitter.com/OEXycLDg67

— Audible (@audible_com) December 23, 2020

Sean Bean as Mr. Wilford surprised us with a familiar, yet unexpected, holiday poem:

 

Snuggle in and listen to Sean Bean read you the story of how Mr. Wilford will destroy Christmas and what's left of humanity.
'Twas The Train Before Christmas pic.twitter.com/c2SjjnVP89

— Snowpiercer on TNT (@SnowpiercerTV) December 24, 2020

Happy Holidays to Richard and Sean🎄

All I Want For Christmas

Dear Richard,

Come and see me this Christmas! This could be yours!  

All my love,

Fabo

Merry Hobbit Christmas - Feliz Navidad

I woke up today and the first place I checked was RichardArmtageOnline.com and my heart leaped because there it was! What a lovely Christmas message from "the leader of our group" Richard Armitage.


Thank you Richard for being the lovely man you are, lovely in every way. It has been an adventure for us, your fans, and members of our community of "friends" to follow your adventure as much as we've been able. We also look at 2012 with great expectations, and some trepidation. Merry Christmas to you and yours.


To read Richard Armitage's Christmas message to his fans go to RichardArmitageOnline.com at the link below:


http://www.richardarmitageonline.com/

Thank you Sir Peter Jackson for your wonderful video blogs, for the marvelous trailer, but most of all for being you!


To all my fellow Richard Armitage fans and Sean Bean fans I wish a Very Merry Christmas - Happy Holidays- Feliz Navidad.


Enjoy some Christmas songs from my childhood and the great Celia Cruz! Azucar!

Celia Cruz y La Sonora Matancera El Cha Cha Cha De La Navidad

(screencap from RichardArmitageNet.com)

Fun with Clothes: The Armitage Cardigan Line

I'm sure by now all Richard Armitage fans have checked out Jonia's Blog to see the wonderful 2002 photos of Richard Armitage starring in a play called "Use Me As Your Cardigan".  Well, what an offer. Who among us wouldn't love to have RA as our "cardigan" on a chilly night. 


More realistically however, wouldn't we all rush to the store to buy the next best thing, a line of Armitage  cardigans (sweaters for us in the US) and jackets inspired by several of his characters.  


We'll start with one inspired by Mr. Cardigan himself, the 7th Earl of Cardigan and a military inspired one to bring us cozy thoughts of John Porter:

The Earl of Cardigan - not John Porter

Of course for the winter months we have the always cozy Harry Kennedy cardigan with matching scarf:

Now for the holidays we may feel like getting close to the fire with a good mystery novel and maybe wearing a more traditional cardigan, the Philip Durant:

Sometimes a cardigan or sweater just isn't enough to warm us on a cold and blustery winter day. Our Armitage character inspired jackets are sure to delight any fashionable woman.

What is more stylish than a Lucas North inspired pea coat:

And for those moments when we feel a bit adventurous a leather jacket inspired by Ricky Deeming:

We're only a week away from Christmas and the Holidays wouldn't be complete without a good Christmas Sweater.  Here's one inspired by RA's "Mr. Rogers" red sweater:

Not Richard Armitage - Mr. Rogers 

For my dear RA Friends - hope Santa leaves you a lovely RA inspired cardigan under your tree. 

Take a look at the right hand sidebar poll and vote for your choice of  favorite Armitage Cardigan.


Poll Results Are In - The "Lucas North" wins with 52% of the vote! My thanks to all who voted.

(To Richard Armitage - I'm counting on your sense of humor, you know I only tease the ones I love)

Check out Phylly's Faves February post on Sweaters and RA:

http://phyllysfaves.blogspot.com/2011/02/put-on-sweater-jumper.html