tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post5165602807564262409..comments2023-11-02T09:01:01.987+01:00Comments on bad jokes and oven chips: Thursday Thirteen #5TopChamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03377737494575644509noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-10203436657751473922006-12-16T07:22:00.000+01:002006-12-16T07:22:00.000+01:00Now I don't think making music with your family du...Now I don't think making music with your family during the holidays qualifies as geeky. If you have the talent, then blow I say!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-1167287003608798002006-12-15T00:12:00.000+01:002006-12-15T00:12:00.000+01:00For whatever reason, blogger has been frozen by th...For whatever reason, blogger has been frozen by the Department of Education, so I can't update anything - including comments. Had a great TT ready, too. This BITES!! Cool about Ayr, though.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827325960865599740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-57369330917191422642006-12-14T21:28:00.000+01:002006-12-14T21:28:00.000+01:00Hi Coco: Ayr's about an hour south of me... same ...Hi Coco: Ayr's about an hour south of me... same side of Scotland. It has a huge long wide sandy beach and lots of places to play when you're a kid. <br /><br />Suki: Aye - the food featured a few times on my list!<br /><br />Deanna: Will pop over shortly.<br /><br />Annelisa: Don't suppose there'll be too many family xmasses to come so I'm sad to miss this one. Yum - rice pud! <br /><br />Darla, Caylynn, Gattina, Dixie: I'm not going home as my boyfriend is working, so really I'm just sulking. Don't feel too sorry for me!!<br /><br />Gette & Maryam: No photographic evidence, but it pretty much just consisted of a big pink tutu I made out of net... Truly gorgeous!TopChamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03377737494575644509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-26302649583986923552006-12-14T21:10:00.000+01:002006-12-14T21:10:00.000+01:00Eeek, I still don't unerstand how this 13 works! ...Eeek, I still don't unerstand how this 13 works! But let me just say regardless that I want to volunteer to dress up as a Christmas fairy but I need help understanding what the Chrismas fairy outfit is!Maryam in Marrakeshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04847860772735091153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-36216275359059468722006-12-14T19:38:00.000+01:002006-12-14T19:38:00.000+01:00I sorry that you will be missing those traditions ...I sorry that you will be missing those traditions this year. But I do hope that you have a very Merry Christmas!Lee Ann aka Dixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124048258352596323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-67182439144670097502006-12-14T17:23:00.000+01:002006-12-14T17:23:00.000+01:00He, he nostalgic ? Me too in some way. The best Ch...He, he nostalgic ? Me too in some way. The best Christmas for me was when we celebrated at my son's in London, with friends. That was fun ! Now he works in Amsterdam and I have to wait until he returns. Meanwhile we are celebrating here at home in Belgium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-51352471242043506152006-12-14T14:12:00.000+01:002006-12-14T14:12:00.000+01:00Any pictures of the Christmas fairy??? Christmas ...Any pictures of the Christmas fairy??? Christmas Fairy + wine =bonus fun!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353094400938089023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-83785102620360520572006-12-14T13:57:00.000+01:002006-12-14T13:57:00.000+01:00hey there. you nicely left a comment on my blog. d...hey there. you nicely left a comment on my blog. do I know you? If not, hello! How did you come across mine? If yes, erm, how do I know you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-86925763655794222402006-12-14T11:28:00.000+01:002006-12-14T11:28:00.000+01:00Awwww.... {{{{hugs}}}} it's tough having Christma...Awwww.... {{{{hugs}}}} it's tough having Christmas away from your family. <br /><br />And hey, sandwiches can be festive. That's our traditional New Year's Eve dinner--we get big bakery rolls and a variety of sandwich meats, cheeses, and condiments, and have a do-it-yourself sandwich feast.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08346619210375248680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-79711281004131000792006-12-14T09:55:00.000+01:002006-12-14T09:55:00.000+01:00Sorry to hear you won't be spending Christmas with...Sorry to hear you won't be spending Christmas with your family. They sound like a fun bunch! My husband and I will be alone this Christmas too (with our new kitten) since all our family is back in Canada, and we're in Munich.<br /><br />Sandwiches for Christmas? While we won't have a big meal, like we would back home, we do plan on cooking a small holiday meal, probably a turkey breast (an entire turkey would be way too big for the two of us!).<br /><br />Happy T13. :)Caylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11223870229402321892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-47247081021558845492006-12-14T09:30:00.000+01:002006-12-14T09:30:00.000+01:00Oh yes, missed out one of the biggest traditions -...Oh yes, missed out one of the biggest traditions - at the Christmas Eve meal, we always had this special rice pudding, with an almond in - whoever found the almond (it had to be unchewed proof! :-D) won the box of choccies. (Which then had to be shared with everyone anyway, but it was the kudos of winning that counted! :-) )Annelisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404801255562567591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-74770035868286632532006-12-14T09:27:00.000+01:002006-12-14T09:27:00.000+01:00Oh, to have all those things to miss!
With my dad...Oh, to have all those things to miss!<br /><br />With my dad long gone, and my mum in a home now, I know we're never going to have our childhood Christmases again :-(<br /><br />We used to celebrate Christmas on Christmas eve (following my mum's Danish traditions)<br /><br />1) Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve<br />2) Presents arriving under the tree after Christmas Dinner<br />3) Sitting round the tree, and taking it in turns to close eyes and pick one out<br />4)My Dad & Mum canoodling on the sofa whilst we ripped off wrapping paper<br />5)Leaving out the mince pie, sherry and carrot<br />6)Finding crumbs in the morning<br />7)Feeling a weight at the end of the bed on your feet when you wake up<br />8)Comparing all the contents with brother and two sisters<br />9)Spending the morning playing games, with the smell of chicken/ turkey developing throughout the morning (we also celebrated the English Christmas! :-D)<br />10)Spending hours doing nothing in particular<br />11)Going for a walk somewhere all together to reduce the lethargy<br />12)Watching crap tv in the evening, even though there's nothing on, and we had loads of other things to do<br />13)Most of all, I'm going to miss Mum, Dad and my brother!<br /><br />and now, with a lump in my throat and late for work, I'd better dash!<br /><br />(ps. Why aren't you going home?)Annelisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404801255562567591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-86202318272940024992006-12-14T08:48:00.000+01:002006-12-14T08:48:00.000+01:00My parents Christmas tree has been an ongoing joke...My parents Christmas tree has been an ongoing joke for a loooong time as well!! LOL<br />I've put up my Christmas wish list for my TT if you wanna come check it outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-81944370180163882162006-12-14T08:32:00.000+01:002006-12-14T08:32:00.000+01:00It's too bad that you will be missing all those lo...It's too bad that you will be missing all those lovely Christmas traditions. If I missed hanging out with the family, it'd be mostly due to the FOOD...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36140207.post-35655585075272454532006-12-14T01:57:00.000+01:002006-12-14T01:57:00.000+01:00Wonderful, TC. You have some beautiful traditions...Wonderful, TC. You have some beautiful traditions in your family. Your "music with the family" sounds a little like the "kitchen parties" that we have around here, except everyone in the community usually shows up with their fiddle or spoons or harmonica. Where approximately is "up north"? I love Scotland and dream of returning there someday to visit. My mother's family originated in a little place called Ayr. Believe it's on the west coast but don't remember exactly, as I was quite young the last time we visited.Cocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827325960865599740noreply@blogger.com