tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post5801041092170367276..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: With the compliments of the seasonSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-47985643389692924182011-12-07T07:39:18.892-08:002011-12-07T07:39:18.892-08:00I love multicolored lights on a tree.
Your Christ...I love multicolored lights on a tree.<br /><br />Your Christmas dinner sounds worse than Thanksgiving dinner, Maureen. All those carbs must put people into an after dinner coma. I do like a great, calorie laden (gravy on all the dough....and meat) meal like that once or twice a year, but we always go to a Polish buffet instead of making it.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747079254596095418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-22275964533119286892011-12-06T17:51:17.676-08:002011-12-06T17:51:17.676-08:00Love hearing all the traditions from food to decor...Love hearing all the traditions from food to decorations. Love, love the holiday season! We'll have to have a blog on favorite holiday music!! :)Julie Moffetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336467844360987305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-30888380173780816312011-12-06T01:47:19.019-08:002011-12-06T01:47:19.019-08:00I love decorating at Christmas we usually keep it ...I love decorating at Christmas we usually keep it low key unless my neices and nephews come round <br /><br />They help dress the tree they are full of wonder and excitement waiting for Santa to visit<br /><br />Sarah SSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773664732915348201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-56654212314909581352011-12-06T01:06:38.967-08:002011-12-06T01:06:38.967-08:00Marcelle, when I think of fairy lights I mostly th...Marcelle, when I think of fairy lights I mostly think of the twinkly multicoloured lights we hang on our trees. The very old ones in my parents' collection though have bell-shaped plastic covers over the bulbs, each depicting a scene from a nursery rhyme.Stevie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172414866093930481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-6373431922415151772011-12-05T19:49:10.973-08:002011-12-05T19:49:10.973-08:00Marcelle, love Rosemary and Owl!
Sharon, what a ...Marcelle, love Rosemary and Owl! <br /><br />Sharon, what a fabulous tradition your family has. On a similar note, I've collected ornaments from all my trips so every time I hang an ornament, I remember beautiful places and great times.<br /><br />Maureen, I gather there's no chance of cabbage fruitcake this year, huh?Carol Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321447534996724331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-69335885742387440892011-12-05T17:15:34.908-08:002011-12-05T17:15:34.908-08:00Love the stories and traditions!
My husband and...Love the stories and traditions! <br /><br />My husband and I started a tradition even before we were married. We pick an ornament that represents something significant that happened that year... i.e., a new home ornament, a shell ornament from our trip to Hawaii, etc. <br /><br />This year, he got an ornament from the university where he got a new job and I bought one of those keyring photo holders in which I'll put one of my Romance Trading Cards with a picture of my book's cover. :)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-13607963250047866732011-12-05T13:34:34.364-08:002011-12-05T13:34:34.364-08:00I love the multicolored lights and my favorite orn...I love the multicolored lights and my favorite ornaments are the older wooden ones from my childhood.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13040629694490652973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-38259761252687707192011-12-05T11:22:37.546-08:002011-12-05T11:22:37.546-08:00Gee Maureen, you make it sound SOOO appetizingGee Maureen, you make it sound SOOO appetizingJB Lynnhttp://killerchicks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-54985875919771438272011-12-05T10:22:45.707-08:002011-12-05T10:22:45.707-08:00Stevie, now I need to know: what are fairy lights?...Stevie, now I need to know: what are fairy lights? (And how can I get some?)<br /><br />Clare, love the touching base tree. What a great idea!Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-3908519117380367922011-12-05T10:08:09.238-08:002011-12-05T10:08:09.238-08:00LOL, Maureen! It's a lovely thing for those w...LOL, Maureen! It's a lovely thing for those who love us to accommodate our tastes :) That's a recipe everyone can love!<br /><br />Sharon, our family does something along the same lines for ornaments--we've saved all the ornaments our kids have made, and they each hang them every year. We also have a few sets we've collected while traveling, and those ornaments remind us of those trips :) I imagine one of these years, when the kids are ready to move away, we'll have to figure out how to divvy those all up...Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-21956491561153060082011-12-05T08:55:21.783-08:002011-12-05T08:55:21.783-08:00What wonderful memories the Christmas season bring...What wonderful memories the Christmas season brings. As kids we always opened our family presents on CHristmas Eve becuase my mother (who worked for Western Union) had to work Christmas day. The Christmas day presents from Santa got to be opened Christmas morning. <br /><br />Some of my favorite ornaments on our tree are realy old. They are ones that my mother's kindergarten class made when she was teaching the little ones. Such fond memories.Kathy Ivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440759802997389459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-57100975373200549252011-12-05T07:46:09.578-08:002011-12-05T07:46:09.578-08:00Looking forward to that joke, Toni :)Looking forward to that joke, Toni :)Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-10351484398745001562011-12-05T07:42:49.697-08:002011-12-05T07:42:49.697-08:00Loved the ornaments and more than one tree--lovely...Loved the ornaments and more than one tree--lovely.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-49632619613824715532011-12-05T07:25:47.662-08:002011-12-05T07:25:47.662-08:00Maureen--Ukrainian huh? That's why you liked m...Maureen--Ukrainian huh? That's why you liked my Russian bad guy. We have lots of Ukrainians in Manitoba. And Poles. My husband's fav joke involves a pole. I must send that to Clare :)<br />Love the wreaths, Marcelle. <br />Love the ornament stories, Sharon. I bet you treasure every one. We have a good supply, and 2 trees :) Some happy memories hanging on those branches :)Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-55140196520407081032011-12-05T06:44:55.811-08:002011-12-05T06:44:55.811-08:00This is the sort of post I love the best - seeing ...This is the sort of post I love the best - seeing what other people love on display :). I've got some of my own to share later in the month :).<br /><br />Something I did one year was to set up another small tree in the dining room, then I asked my online friends to send me a small pic of themselves, or their online icon, or just a picture they liked. Then I made them into small labels and hung them from the tree. It was lovely to look at it each day and "touch base" with friends far away :).Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-28954296540795257602011-12-05T06:38:49.634-08:002011-12-05T06:38:49.634-08:00Funny how we all remember the small little things ...Funny how we all remember the small little things and they seem so special to us as time goes by. Even if it's the yucky Ukrainian food! Grin. This is why I tell everybody to chill out for the holiday and enjoy.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-71101534447815777362011-12-05T06:29:52.361-08:002011-12-05T06:29:52.361-08:00Kapusta soup. blech! Cabbage soup. Kluskies. Pitoh...Kapusta soup. blech! Cabbage soup. Kluskies. Pitohis. Dough, cabbage, dough. More cabbage and more dough.<br /><br />And yet, I love Christmas Eve dinner, just because it's tradition. :)<br /><br />Marcelle, I love the owl! Sharon, I love your ornament tradition as well!Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-21014388422778614312011-12-05T06:24:36.566-08:002011-12-05T06:24:36.566-08:00Ukrainian food, Maureen? Do tell more.
I love th...Ukrainian food, Maureen? Do tell more. <br /><br />I love the ornament tradition, Sharon. It sounds like great fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-90269880972002782602011-12-05T06:02:39.887-08:002011-12-05T06:02:39.887-08:00Maureen -- Can you give an example of "Ukrain...Maureen -- Can you give an example of "Ukrainian food"? <br /><br />Sharon -- I love your ornament tradition. It sounds like the unboxing must be a fun trip down memory lane.JB Lynnhttp://killerchicks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-53316267164728641742011-12-05T03:57:52.158-08:002011-12-05T03:57:52.158-08:00My family has some very old decorations, including...My family has some very old decorations, including fairy lights that are older than me!Stevie Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02172414866093930481noreply@blogger.com