tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post879094671596094913..comments2024-03-29T01:32:11.509+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Christmases past.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46970925452565043232015-12-19T04:38:02.006+00:002015-12-19T04:38:02.006+00:00It was, and full of memories.It was, and full of memories.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45806909575413825952015-12-19T04:37:04.852+00:002015-12-19T04:37:04.852+00:00I think we went up to 27 lbs.... huge great things...I think we went up to 27 lbs.... huge great things.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90347748983553882202015-12-19T04:36:26.367+00:002015-12-19T04:36:26.367+00:00See mine today (i.e. tomorrow). See mine today (i.e. tomorrow). Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77724103582281887992015-12-19T04:35:46.921+00:002015-12-19T04:35:46.921+00:00That's life, eh?That's life, eh?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-63492458309272622112015-12-18T20:54:54.020+00:002015-12-18T20:54:54.020+00:00Both my hubs and I remember our moms cooking 30lb ...Both my hubs and I remember our moms cooking 30lb birds...they would be up some time in the night to put them in the oven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79501710066792807162015-12-18T20:23:28.978+00:002015-12-18T20:23:28.978+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21562582370782744412015-12-18T19:59:26.218+00:002015-12-18T19:59:26.218+00:00I was going to do a post about Christmas nostalgia...I was going to do a post about Christmas nostalgia last night and then Mourinho got the sack so I didn't. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68212071411069559352015-12-18T17:14:02.287+00:002015-12-18T17:14:02.287+00:00Supermarkets are quiet here too, there isn't t...Supermarkets are quiet here too, there isn't the panic buying that besets the UK from mid September onwards ! I often wonder what on earth they do with so much.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77228416917372614662015-12-18T17:10:07.707+00:002015-12-18T17:10:07.707+00:00We always had turkey too, as far as I can remember...We always had turkey too, as far as I can remember. When the whole family were gathered together, Grandmothers, Aunts, Uncles and cousins, it was the only poultry big enough to feed the hungry hoards ! A couple of chickens wouldn't have been enough to put even one small slice on everyone's plate, with none left over for supper and the weeks to come ! Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-22376036567416154432015-12-18T16:29:07.211+00:002015-12-18T16:29:07.211+00:00What beautiful memories. Too bad you can't rev...What beautiful memories. Too bad you can't revisit that place and spend more time there. Then again, memories relived in one's minds are often far better than trying to relive them in reality.<br /><br />Oops, I inadvertently deleted your comment on my post. I just did a "remove forever" delete on the comment you'd already deleted, and the other comment disappeared, too! Dang it. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1310580727631947102015-12-18T15:59:01.543+00:002015-12-18T15:59:01.543+00:00Sounds ideal.Sounds ideal.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24421084675125951702015-12-18T13:39:41.150+00:002015-12-18T13:39:41.150+00:00Not that far away from our cottage. We still try t...Not that far away from our cottage. We still try to live 'the simple life', but we do have TV, computers, and telephone, etc.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32011998052466169342015-12-18T13:35:03.945+00:002015-12-18T13:35:03.945+00:00My family were pretty traditional in that respect....My family were pretty traditional in that respect. Father was always there, trying to avoid the children, etc.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64424293210923288212015-12-18T13:34:05.798+00:002015-12-18T13:34:05.798+00:00I spent quite a lot of my childhood holidays, and ...I spent quite a lot of my childhood holidays, and some in the early '60s too, in my Godfather's wee holiday home near Pantymwyn near Mold and they were magical times. I'm not sure that the simple life has quite the same appeal these days although it might be good to try it and see.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87714493357986482262015-12-18T13:33:30.866+00:002015-12-18T13:33:30.866+00:00The stones are what remains of the ancient racecou...The stones are what remains of the ancient racecourse grandstand, our cottage is in the background. However, the memories remain the same.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29690798491857399102015-12-18T13:19:01.004+00:002015-12-18T13:19:01.004+00:00Sounds wonderful! My childhood memories are magic...Sounds wonderful! My childhood memories are magical too, even though my dear Dad worked on Christmas Day, cooking the patients and staff Christmas lunches - he was the hospital chef! He would pop home in the morning to see what Father Christmas had left us, then finished by about 2pm in time to eat his lunch, watch the Queen on TV, then fall asleep in the armchair. In all my childhood, I can only remember ONE Christmas when he was there all day, and it was quite strange, but lovely.Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17204977361160821842015-12-18T13:06:19.795+00:002015-12-18T13:06:19.795+00:00What a lovely memory for you to have. It does seem...What a lovely memory for you to have. It does seem like the best Christmases have been the ones where things are tight and everyone works for one cause. How sad that there's nothing left of that little cottage but stones. I think you should do a drawing of it just as you remember it from Christmas. Of course, you just did with words!Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83648324979107641212015-12-18T12:52:21.239+00:002015-12-18T12:52:21.239+00:00Indeed, Patricia.Indeed, Patricia.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21876926857188037402015-12-18T12:51:46.805+00:002015-12-18T12:51:46.805+00:00They were wonderful times, but I was a bit older t...They were wonderful times, but I was a bit older than just a 'young child'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45193968800728007702015-12-18T12:36:08.544+00:002015-12-18T12:36:08.544+00:00Beautiful memories.Beautiful memories.Patricia (La Chatte Gitane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45662494194258877242015-12-18T12:17:41.325+00:002015-12-18T12:17:41.325+00:00What a nice memory. It sounds like a nearly perfec...What a nice memory. It sounds like a nearly perfect Christmas for a young child.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14553071401413103262015-12-18T12:14:37.601+00:002015-12-18T12:14:37.601+00:00It'll be just the two of us on Christmas day, ...It'll be just the two of us on Christmas day, so probably not. But who knows!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57874330374529604172015-12-18T10:40:35.851+00:002015-12-18T10:40:35.851+00:00Are you planning on creating any "new" m...Are you planning on creating any "new" memories this Christmas?Jan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04792206979656707142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70444482521201275012015-12-18T09:43:40.595+00:002015-12-18T09:43:40.595+00:00Christmas just isn't the same for me without t...Christmas just isn't the same for me without the Turkey.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1789409547207697232015-12-18T09:24:23.119+00:002015-12-18T09:24:23.119+00:00We mostly had Turkey but I remember having chicken...We mostly had Turkey but I remember having chicken a few times !! <br />I would be hung, drawn and quartered by my family, the children especially, if we didn't have Turkey at Christmas ..... the combination of all of the elements of a Turkey Christmas dinner is something that you obviously only get once a year which makes it so special doesn't it Cro ? ! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.com