tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post3069002884481599278..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: ChiliadStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-47541632688130096382013-12-30T09:23:18.093+01:002013-12-30T09:23:18.093+01:00Being Me: we've had a great Christmas this yea...Being Me: we've had a great Christmas this year... something for everybody and relatively stress free. What more can you ask for? Except good friends... and I have those too. ;-) Wishing you and yours a very happy 2014 indeed. xStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-1818988568183219812013-12-28T12:04:17.047+01:002013-12-28T12:04:17.047+01:00What a fabulous idea your Nan had for displaying t...What a fabulous idea your Nan had for displaying the cards. Brilliant! I shall do this next year (though we don't get hundreds... it's a sign of the modern times, hey) and will think of your grandparents when I do.<br /><br />Lovely memories. I, too, wonder if my daughter's memories of her Christmases are going to fall short of all the fun and joy of my own. But going by the past few days, I am safely certain now that Christmas is as Christmas was: the magic and wonder of anticipation, the excitement of presents and then the fond kindness and thoughtfulness between loved ones we share the day with. It's all there for her too. As I'm sure it is with your boys.<br /><br />Happy 2014 to you! Being Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600427311498297800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-5587149153595997172013-12-27T22:52:13.828+01:002013-12-27T22:52:13.828+01:00Trish: a pleasure to have them read.Trish: a pleasure to have them read.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-53339930627516756762013-12-27T14:46:36.677+01:002013-12-27T14:46:36.677+01:00What a heart-warming post. Thanks for sharing your...What a heart-warming post. Thanks for sharing your memories xTrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-83082008658834411562013-12-26T12:37:13.219+01:002013-12-26T12:37:13.219+01:00K Ville: I think my grandparents just exuded an at...K Ville: I think my grandparents just exuded an atmosphere of jovial conviviality that was very catching...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-88550178215543925712013-12-26T12:33:42.076+01:002013-12-26T12:33:42.076+01:00I envy people with such wonderful memories. My hea...I envy people with such wonderful memories. My head sees to have hung onto the stress and arguments, the moaning, the boredom. I'm sure there must have been some fun in there. We had those plastic bags too. A beautifully written piece Steve.AGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-49733183657479104422013-12-24T22:00:11.481+01:002013-12-24T22:00:11.481+01:00Nana Go-Go: we do hook up with the grandparents bu...Nana Go-Go: we do hook up with the grandparents but, due to geography and distance, it is not as regular as any of us would like and certainly not as regular as I used to see my grandparents (which was weekly). I look forward to seeing you on the other side too... (don't go into the light)! Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-67383591750667641862013-12-24T20:28:42.813+01:002013-12-24T20:28:42.813+01:00Don't you or Karen's parents see the child...Don't you or Karen's parents see the children? Lots of opportunity for building memories there. I absolutely love your Nan and Bampap's Aran jumpers. I wonder if your Nan knitted them - I bet she did!<br />Have a tremendously super-duper Festive Season, young fellow m'lad. See you on the other side (I mean 2014!).Between Me and Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04863155145862706966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-59985372564836751632013-12-24T18:06:54.767+01:002013-12-24T18:06:54.767+01:00English Rider: that's very true and I can reca...English Rider: that's very true and I can recall my Nan telling me and my sisters about how times had changed since she was young... As for the song; that's a nice reason. I'm sure the Radio 1 DJs didn't think that deeply about it but that doesn't make it any less valid.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-6822000414289489862013-12-24T17:30:09.789+01:002013-12-24T17:30:09.789+01:00Congrats on 1,000 posts. I think it's justifia...Congrats on 1,000 posts. I think it's justifiable to have a traditional telling of your "Christmas, when I was young". it can enter into the legends of Christmas and be part of what your children remember, as much as a house, where not even a mouse was stirring. Children take on verbal memories as images, imprinted as if they remember them first hand. Why not give them that?<br />As to the sunshine song, I wonder if it's a little nod to the Pagan origins of a festival to celebrate that the days are getting a little longer and the sun will be returning.<br />Merry ChristmasEnglish Riderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01712384532126551307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82087496961905686772013-12-24T15:42:24.608+01:002013-12-24T15:42:24.608+01:00The fly in the web: they helped define Christmas f...The fly in the web: they helped define Christmas for me in so many ways.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-63124706654159545072013-12-24T15:31:58.472+01:002013-12-24T15:31:58.472+01:00What wonderful memories....and yes, staying with y...What wonderful memories....and yes, staying with your Nan would have been much better than going to the pub....<br />It's a great legacy they gave you, to try to give something of that feeling to your own children.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-33286913777131423892013-12-24T12:17:27.425+01:002013-12-24T12:17:27.425+01:00Gorilla Bananas: anything that encourages people t...Gorilla Bananas: anything that encourages people to soak up all the alcohol they imbibe can only be a good thing. And though my beard is indeed getting whiter my belly has yet to become even the slightest bit round. I fear I am destined to always be the elf and never the Santa.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-25590230461925623052013-12-24T12:13:02.657+01:002013-12-24T12:13:02.657+01:00I would have guessed you were a Christmas person. ...I would have guessed you were a Christmas person. And as the years go by, and your belly gets rounder, and your beard gets whiter, there'll be a ready-made part for you to play. What do you think of the gastro pub revolution?Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-66900397058188292442013-12-24T11:40:49.257+01:002013-12-24T11:40:49.257+01:00LCM: wishing you a lovely Christmas too.LCM: wishing you a lovely Christmas too.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-67656791345283835242013-12-24T11:21:34.884+01:002013-12-24T11:21:34.884+01:00Wonderful memories! Enjoy the festivities and the ...Wonderful memories! Enjoy the festivities and the family!<br /><br />LCM xLondon City (mum)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13700717302832203631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-76442221823227004872013-12-24T10:39:34.668+01:002013-12-24T10:39:34.668+01:00John: and to you too, thank you.John: and to you too, thank you.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-20180621570873823862013-12-24T10:38:43.738+01:002013-12-24T10:38:43.738+01:00Nice remembered and observed ..merry Christmas Nice remembered and observed ..merry Christmas John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com