tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post8595444059791573590..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Thoughts on Old Christmas Day and the Christmas dec'sDave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-65376824772116897462013-01-06T10:51:11.943+00:002013-01-06T10:51:11.943+00:00The Weaver of Grass
I was brought up to believe in...<b>The Weaver of Grass</b><br />I was brought up to believe in Old Christmas Day and to take them down then (dad). I didn't actually believe you would have seven years bad luck, and I sincerely hope you do not. Let's hope this setback is the end of the bad luck.<br /><br /><b>Mary </b><br />I did manage it, yes. I have since decided that the painter thought the weight of the boxes would keep the hatch in place in high winds!!!<br /><br /><b>Brian </b><br />Yes, I did manage to ease them away from the trap, but the thing is that getting them there in the first place would have been a much more difficult task.<br /><br /><b>Ygraine </b><br />Ha! Never even gave that a thought! How strangem because I've long been convinced we have one in the house!<br /><br />Just been reading in the newspaper that we are now looking at the most miserable two months of the year... I didn't think I needed telling that!<br /><br /><b>Helen </b><br />I'm cheered that you found double-sided draught excluder in Google - it was my term for what the painter had used. Didn't know it actually existed!<br /><br />I love to hear of people living dangerously!<br /><br /><b>jabblog </b><br />Ah, we keep the spare room for the dec's we overlooked - the ones that were left behind when the others were elevated.<br /><br /><b>ds </b><br />I think we're on the save wavelength - with both of your comments.<br /><br />Yup, I do think that is a possibility!<br /><br /><b>The Elephant's Child</b><br />We do seem to have a lot in common, you and I! <br /><br /><br />Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-49401271338891226322013-01-06T09:48:21.206+00:002013-01-06T09:48:21.206+00:00The only prose poems like this that I can think of...The only prose poems like this that I can think of were by Solzhenitsyn and I couldn’t figure out why his were prose poems and not very short stories either (the term ‘flash fiction’ not being in vogue at the time). Carrie tells me we’re taking down our decorations today. Not being remotely superstitious it wouldn’t worry me if the tree sat up all year. I’ll miss the coloured lights. Amazing the difference a few red, blue, green and orange bulbs can make to a room; the place always looks so sad when they’re gone. Perhaps we should look for something with more colour for the rest of the year, a lava lamp or a fibre optic lamp. Her mother has a Christmas Room where the tree stays up all year. I can’t actually remember if they bother to decorate the living room.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-38957501380193550182013-01-06T05:12:38.325+00:002013-01-06T05:12:38.325+00:00I will take down my stars this evening. Perhaps.
...I will take down my stars this evening. Perhaps.<br />I love the way that superstitions we re-inforce ourselves become set in stone. I do it too.<br />And, I believe that you have a lodger in the attic. A shy lodger who likes his privacy. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-85458804285534155672013-01-05T17:00:57.375+00:002013-01-05T17:00:57.375+00:00I have the January 6 date stuck in my head, too, n...I have the January 6 date stuck in my head, too, not for superstitious reasons (I think) but because Christmas isn't truly over until then...Perhaps your friend the painter/decorator has created a little nest for himself in your attic...dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-8499603864404252302013-01-05T15:49:12.259+00:002013-01-05T15:49:12.259+00:00Many years our tree and decorations never make it ...Many years our tree and decorations never make it into the loft but wait patiently in a spare bedroom. (What choice do they have?) I took the cards down today and my husband asked why I was doing it early. Normally, he doesn't notice. Tree and decorations tomorrow.jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-49203968036383106292013-01-05T15:32:05.288+00:002013-01-05T15:32:05.288+00:00I thought I knew what 'double-sided draught-ex...I thought I knew what 'double-sided draught-excluder' might be, Googled it to be certain! Quite the decorator, painter fellow you have there.<br /><br />My tree goes up in early November, down in early February (I know, really going against the grain here) I love looking at all of the twinkling lights and the warm ambience it provides.<br />Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-33429590867455719752013-01-05T15:09:13.246+00:002013-01-05T15:09:13.246+00:00Seems you may well have a poltergeist up there! He...Seems you may well have a poltergeist up there! Hehehe:D<br /><br />Took ours down yesterday. I like them gone so I can move on into the new year unfettered, so to speak. <br />Looking forward to the approach of spring now...Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-8633997205753599182013-01-05T12:55:37.809+00:002013-01-05T12:55:37.809+00:00haha, someone set you up i think...how odd makes y...haha, someone set you up i think...how odd makes you wonder how it got there...guess you might end up with a mess if you push harder but....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-75517817213126398272013-01-05T12:43:33.079+00:002013-01-05T12:43:33.079+00:00Yikes, I hope you somehow manage this. Perhaps th...Yikes, I hope you somehow manage this. Perhaps the painter needs to pay you a visit today and clue you in as to how he managed to accomplish that feat! <br /><br />Have a good day, Dave!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-40418071125707917992013-01-05T11:32:25.843+00:002013-01-05T11:32:25.843+00:00I like mine down the day after New Year's Day ...I like mine down the day after New Year's Day Dave - they drive me mad once the festive season is over.<br />I thought you were a superstitious chap when you informed me I would have seven years bad luck when I broke my wing mirror!<br />(actually I have just had another attack which has resulted in my losing my driving licence for a while again, so probably you were right!)The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.com