tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8514510043352452850..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Rethinking Christmas (only 70 days to go).Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71740925367333825932018-10-21T14:25:25.271+01:002018-10-21T14:25:25.271+01:00I hate Christmas.... as soon as my mom-in-law is g...I hate Christmas.... as soon as my mom-in-law is gone (she enjoys it) I will be done with it forever!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32315509133452964102018-10-19T21:26:10.016+01:002018-10-19T21:26:10.016+01:00Hear hear!!!Hear hear!!!Eggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991258523025770807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25621618101906623902018-10-18T04:36:56.078+01:002018-10-18T04:36:56.078+01:00Yes. We're reasonably conscious of recycling; ...Yes. We're reasonably conscious of recycling; not 100% though.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31224806892549122202018-10-18T04:35:38.497+01:002018-10-18T04:35:38.497+01:00My mother used to buy second hand Meccano during t...My mother used to buy second hand Meccano during the year, then wrap it up for Christmas; I had a huge wooden box full. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76200993009752054702018-10-18T04:34:26.926+01:002018-10-18T04:34:26.926+01:00I think limiting the amount of money we spend on e...I think limiting the amount of money we spend on each other is a good idea. I've tried to do it, but never yet succeeded. This year I will.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32219485691634063402018-10-18T04:33:04.157+01:002018-10-18T04:33:04.157+01:00Spread the word Marsha. Little by little we'll...Spread the word Marsha. Little by little we'll get there.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14883658405322486172018-10-18T04:31:58.685+01:002018-10-18T04:31:58.685+01:00And he revels in the fact!!!And he revels in the fact!!!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34895362810768423862018-10-17T23:23:00.232+01:002018-10-17T23:23:00.232+01:00Chloe, and you are an arsehole Chloe, and you are an arsehole John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33636432608375348012018-10-17T23:16:45.983+01:002018-10-17T23:16:45.983+01:00I couldn't agree more but then I've always...I couldn't agree more but then I've always been rather bah humbug about Christmas (ever since I grew too old for my Uncle to buy me a Meccano set).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32894836988996222262018-10-17T23:13:52.842+01:002018-10-17T23:13:52.842+01:00The recycling bin I hope!
The recycling bin I hope!<br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80800930770358654012018-10-17T21:23:10.980+01:002018-10-17T21:23:10.980+01:00Love your blog today. Perfect !
When the children ...Love your blog today. Perfect !<br />When the children were younger I never went overboard. They received the main gift they wanted and other gifts Santa left like paints, colors and paper along with games to play. <br />We save the paper, I iron it along with the tissue and ribbons are saved to use again. The fun part was to see who got a favorite paper that they liked and how was it used.<br />Now that the children are older, it is handmade or gifts under 10 or 20 dollars at the most. Sometimes we go in together on a gift if it is something bigger.<br />We cook together and eat our Christmas Dinner on Christmas Eve when everything is done. Then have a Brunch on Christmas morning and warm up all the leftovers for dinner. It is just a wonderful few days.<br />Plus we drive around to look at the Christmas lights.<br />Just a nice family celebration.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and badgerangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63834989443344958792018-10-17T20:19:59.194+01:002018-10-17T20:19:59.194+01:00+1+1Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25647091354302368972018-10-17T19:48:47.799+01:002018-10-17T19:48:47.799+01:00You make an excellent point. It's very diffic...You make an excellent point. It's very difficult to turn a big ship around. The retail establishments PUSH this theory vigorously, and they spend vast amounts of money on the promotions. Wasting food is the worst. Killing living wildlife, be it beef or turkey, etc. is insane ! I have given up all meat and dairy for exactly this reason. I do love the season, the merriment and all the beautiful decorations of one's home or retail/hospitality establishments. Hardly anyone remembers we are supposed to be celebrating the birth of Christ.<br />And, as we keep doing this, our children learn and think they must continue. Especially here in the USA. I deplore waste, now up in age as I am, but I must tell you I didn't think of this at all when my children were children. Each one of us can make a BEGINNING to doing LESS. Splenderosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421992667097947469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38681082091107373472018-10-17T19:39:49.561+01:002018-10-17T19:39:49.561+01:00Oh oh you're a little housemaid.Oh oh you're a little housemaid. chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896471907846731816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37242639823045260312018-10-17T18:38:13.437+01:002018-10-17T18:38:13.437+01:00Well said Cro!Well said Cro!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-44039007372905024272018-10-17T18:20:17.426+01:002018-10-17T18:20:17.426+01:00I still do; especially with the fancy stuff, ribbo...I still do; especially with the fancy stuff, ribbons, etc.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65154141798719722932018-10-17T17:56:30.760+01:002018-10-17T17:56:30.760+01:00We always had to do that. It all had to be smoothe...We always had to do that. It all had to be smoothed out and put in the Christmas bag for next year. I expect everybody did it i the 50s.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45571692500600755452018-10-17T17:00:57.893+01:002018-10-17T17:00:57.893+01:00I'm one of those skinflints who keeps wrapping...I'm one of those skinflints who keeps wrapping paper from one year to the next. No-one knows.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32628771634547864082018-10-17T16:59:57.029+01:002018-10-17T16:59:57.029+01:00You are in the minority Scarlet. If only everyone ...You are in the minority Scarlet. If only everyone was like you!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77107406211304796192018-10-17T16:58:50.957+01:002018-10-17T16:58:50.957+01:00I've just this minute been told I have to fina...I've just this minute been told I have to finance a visit to Vesuvius for a grandson; I won't tell you by how much, you'd hardly believe it. The Bank of Grumpy!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79602685992391257862018-10-17T16:57:00.311+01:002018-10-17T16:57:00.311+01:00Not so easy when you have children and grandchildr...Not so easy when you have children and grandchildren; but we try!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86133018838779906152018-10-17T16:56:21.964+01:002018-10-17T16:56:21.964+01:00I now just do one-for-all Email cards, plus my gre...I now just do one-for-all Email cards, plus my greetings on this page. Lady Magnon sends a few actual cards.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32213250406701150262018-10-17T15:39:42.683+01:002018-10-17T15:39:42.683+01:00Our daughter flies in from Japan, we pay half her ...Our daughter flies in from Japan, we pay half her ticket , and that's our biggest expense, but Christmas is when we give her presents it's too expensive to mail to Japan.<br />It's a lovely day. I mostly use boxes and bags to put gifts in and I reuse them a dozen times.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43511300076768742282018-10-17T15:23:06.093+01:002018-10-17T15:23:06.093+01:00Even when my daughters were children( they are now...Even when my daughters were children( they are now 30 and 23), we did things our way. Gifts were frequently handmade or second hand. One year I made my elder a Power Ranger outfit. They were the 'in thing' at the time and her friends were very envious. She is now a teacher and only last year took photographs into school so she could show her pupils what I had made for her. Christmas is still handmade and homemade, and I buy/ make very little in the way of 'Christmas' food. We still enjoy a lovely lunch and exchange gifts but it is done on our terms, and not what the masses or the media expect.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01729719876504930455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91762088168729756482018-10-17T15:12:50.344+01:002018-10-17T15:12:50.344+01:00We like to give gifts of experiences rather than s...We like to give gifts of experiences rather than stuff. One year I took my family to New York, and the past few years I have given ski lift passes to those who enjoy that sport. My son gives us tickets to plays and we give him gift certificates to restaurants. A few of my grandchildren want some kind of watersport equipment, so we are going to share the expense with their parents. Giving memories last longer.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com