HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-12-24, Page 23THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015. PAGE 23.
At the Royall household in Blyth,
Christmas is all about family time
and being thankful for the blessings
the family has received throughout
the year.
Pastor Mark Royall, of the Huron
Chapel Missionary Church in
Auburn and Blyth Legion Padre, and
his wife Glenda sat down to tell The
Citizen what Christmas means to
them. It means a lot of fun, a lot of
reflection and a lot of time spent
with family.
Some of their traditions have
started with the couple and their
three daughters, Ashlea, Bethany
and Carly, however some have came
down from other family members
like a well-stocked treat table on
Christmas Day.
“My family [the Taylors] always
woke up Christmas morning, opened
up presents, played with our stuff
and then we headed down to my
grandparents house in Toronto,”
Glenda said. “That was a two hour
drive [from Flesherton] and the thing
I remember about my Nana’s house
is that she was diabetic but she made
a table full of sweets that we kept
eating and eating until we were
sick.”
Glenda explained that tradition
has continued, and that every year
she enjoys preparing snacks and
treats to honour a pasttime that her
grandmother employed, as did
Mark’s mother.
“Every year is a new experience,
but we make sweets.” she said. “We
make the basics, the sugar cookies,
the fudge, different kinds of cookies.
This year I’m going to try pistachio
cookies.”
Mark’s early Christmas memories
aren’t the kind that translate from
generation to generation, but they
certainly provide great insight into
the era in which he grew up.
“My parents are from Owen
Sound but for the first nine years of
their marriage they were in Boston
where my dad was going to school
and where I was born,” Mark said.
“My first memory of Christmas is an
interesting one. My father was born
in mainland China to missionary
parents, so, during the 1960s we
would wrap up our gifts in Boston
and drive up here to Canada to spend
time with family. At the border
crossing sometimes they would ask
where we were born. When my Dad
told them he was born in China we
always had to pull over and be
investigated further. Since it was in
the 1960s when there was much
tension with the Cold War, they
would make us unwrap all our
Christmas gifts to see what we were
Trips, pink onesies mark Royall Christmas
A special family celebration
This year will mark the first time the entire Royall clan has been in their Blyth home for
Christmas since Glenda and Mark moved there several years ago. The family plans on some
special Christmas celebrations and traditions taking place over the holidays. Shown are
Glenda, left, and Mark holding a picture of the rest of their family. In the photo, from left are
the Royalls’ unofficial daughter (and family friend) Andrea Sali and daughters Ashlea, Bethany
and Carly. (Denny Scott photo)
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