We’re getting festive
here with some special peeps and today we get
Christmassy with Val Portelli (Voinks)
Hello Val
Please
tell us a little about you and if you are a reader, Blogger or author.
I’ve always been a
reader, and loved writing, but only became a ‘proper’ author when a freak
accident left me bed-bound and going stir-crazy. To save my sanity I wrote my
first book, it was published and I was hooked. A Facebook author page followed
at the insistence of my niece, then my second book was published. Another niece
helped me set up my blog, and I found the confidence to self-publish my third
book. In between working on several other novels, I also write and post weekly
short stories on every imaginable subject, often inspired by social media.
What is
your favourite Christmas memory?
There are so many as
I love Christmas, even if I’m a bit Bah Humbug when advertising starts before I
get back from my summer holiday. All it takes to change my mood is to dig out
the Christmas box of decorations, most as old as the hills. The singing Santa
who doesn’t sing any more now takes his place on the blow-up Rudolph’s back as
they ride across the front-room window. The knitted Christmas tree I bought in La
Gomera belongs at the foot of the bannisters, the red Santa boots, and the red
and green stockings accompany you in decreasing sizes as you mount the stairs.
It takes ages to put up the rest as each evokes memories from when they first
became part of the tradition. Throw them away? You must be kidding.
What is
your favourite Christmas food?
Turkey, stuffing,
dates and figs, Christmas pudding, mince pies, satsumas, I love them all. I’ll
even eat spouts although they’re not my favourite. Does sherry count? I’d never
think of having it at any other time of the year, but somehow it seems
appropriate. My Mother was never a drinker, but one Christmas was worrying over
the lunch being ready on time. She accepted a sherry, I topped it up when she
wasn’t looking, then found my sister was doing the same. Lunch was late but she
stopped worrying, even if she was a bit giggly.
What is
your favourite Christmas song?
I love the
traditional old Carols. O little town of Bethlehem, In the bleak midwinter,
Silent Night, White Christmas, Little drummer boy and many others all have
their place. It starts to feel like Christmas the first time I hear ‘A spaceman
came travelling’ but it’s not really Christmas until Noddy Holder shouts ‘It’s
Christmas!’
Now I’m giving my age away.
Now I’m giving my age away.
What is
your favourite Christmas photo? Please tell us why
Most of my favourite
old photos are still sitting in boxes waiting to be transferred to my computer,
but this one (courtesy of Pixabay) always sums up the spirit of Christmas to
me. (It’s also my way of trying to get on Santa’s good girl list.)
Thank you for
inviting me Pauline, it’s been lovely reviving Christmas memories.
I’d like to wish you and all your readers a very
Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. May Santa be good to you, and fulfil
all your dreamsYou can find Val at all of these...
Spirit of
Technology
ABC Destiny
Changes
Trailer
Facebook
author page
Blog
Please come back tomorrow to find out what makes Lynne Milford Christmas Christmassy
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