The best present I ever had was on the Christmas of my 13th year on this earth. A Super 8 film camera. I am not sure why my father had bought that for me because I don't remember having ever talked about or shown any interest in film making. However, I was thrilled and went on to film many many hours of family life and days in the summer school vacation with friends. Now that I am older the value of these films are now a priceless archive for the whole family. We all know none of us live forever and thus after we have gone any items left behind, such as photographs, become treasured gifts that solidify our memories.
With regards to Christmas this year, well I am long past wanting material things so my wish would be for al my friends and family to have a peaceful Christmas- In fact this Christmas tat is exactly what I want and hopefully will have. For my wife and I, for many years Christmas has been about traveling in order to spend time with each of our children. They are all spread out over Europe so it is rather tiring. I am not a great traveler and find it rather stressful and if it were not for the fact that I was visiting family I just wouldn't do it. This year however, all the children are going on vacation to Spain or somewhere like that so that means no travelling this year. I will miss seeing the children ha ha I call them children but of course they are in their 30s and 40s - I will miss them but I mist say it will be nice to have a quiet Christmas for a change with just my wife and I alone watching romantic comedy films on TV.