Salt Spring makes a great Christmas visit, especially if you have friends that live there.
I won't be going there this year but I do have the memories of Christmases past to fondly think back on. My first Christmas season there in 2008 was especially thrilling with all the markets and concerts, the overflowing camaraderie, and the natural beauty on the island in winter.
As a young child, I was blessed to have had very happy Christmases with family and extended family in the form of grandparents, aunts and uncles and a few cousins around to inhale the abundance of good food and Christmas goodies.
The magic of that time, especially Christmas morning shared with my twin brother and three older sisters, are pretty happy memories. I realize now what a blessing that was because as we all know, unfortunately, happiness at Christmas is an experience too many children and families can't relate to at all.
That first Christmas on the island was the the first time I saw the whirlwind who is Pauline in action, and so I thought it might be fun to repost the link to my original experience of that.
I hope you enjoy. You'll have to copy the URL below and paste it into your browser. Sorry. Old school!
https://spiritofsaltspring.blogspot.com/2008/12/paulines-christmas-kitchen.html