tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post7283309648754771492..comments2024-03-04T14:26:10.224+01:00Comments on tales from the birdhut: on the umph...day of christmas my true love said to meSaskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-30020134874423617812014-12-04T13:45:49.573+01:002014-12-04T13:45:49.573+01:00Hi Saskia. I am smiling and oh so familiar with th...Hi Saskia. I am smiling and oh so familiar with this thinking of everything all at once sort of mental list making. : ) and I agree with Deanna, no one else knows how many things are on your list. Just go ahead and cross a bunch of them off. Lighten the load and the things that remain might shine a little brighter.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833157355487053315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-39948284976651739322014-12-02T18:13:14.551+01:002014-12-02T18:13:14.551+01:00Julie LOL! If I were a christian I might consider...Julie LOL! If I were a christian I might consider conversion, however, I'm sure you have your own festivities involving elaborate preparations as well, so I'm not sure how that would help;-) <br /><br />that's the spirit Dana, I'm going to check out your blog and see what you're up toSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-18066116530319769302014-12-02T13:03:53.820+01:002014-12-02T13:03:53.820+01:00Now might be a good time to consider conversion to...Now might be a good time to consider conversion to Judaism. Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978914181459849382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-60533187245376976632014-12-02T05:33:03.960+01:002014-12-02T05:33:03.960+01:00I'm looking forward to the Christmas tableclot...I'm looking forward to the Christmas tablecloth.Danahttp://ravenandsparrow.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-21618459544550453272014-12-01T18:41:50.797+01:002014-12-01T18:41:50.797+01:00Dear All:
aha, I think I struck a nerve; it was me...Dear All:<br />aha, I think I struck a nerve; it was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek Christmas rant!<br />I'm fortunate as the last couple of years we've spent the 25th and 26th eating Christmas dinners at my sister's and my sister-in-law's houses, the latter adores cooking and we don't get to do any; on 'my' side of the family we prepare the meat part of the main course, i.e. my husband does......so whence the stress, it just is, 'cos so much of December is about compulsive partaking of the festivities and we can't arrive empty handed and shabbily dressed, or can we??????<br />I'm sure all this will improve as I grow older, most things; I'll probably look back on all this with a smile................the beings in the studio are counting on me, so I'll have to make a Big Effort in the studio and in a weird way I'm looking forward to this part of the X-mas ordeal, 'tis after all the season to be merry, lalalala la la lalaaaaaaSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10974723368542754165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-6342856406798408592014-12-01T17:42:44.516+01:002014-12-01T17:42:44.516+01:00Yes I also questioned who you were talking about p...Yes I also questioned who you were talking about part way through but it gave me a good laugh. I also get completely stressed even though we have only a few close family over christmas now.<br />My other half doesn't know why I get so stressed about it all and he does the christmas lunch but you ought to see the kitchen afterwardsDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09300029654181323351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-48250589863442242962014-12-01T17:00:00.266+01:002014-12-01T17:00:00.266+01:00oh you & your little crew of once lost now fou...oh you & your little crew of once lost now found beings are in good form! I love the Silly Season which Australia celebrates with a bipolar wonderment of fake snow, mulled wine, steamed puddings and roast dinners in the middle summer then the whole city goes to the beach for Boxing Day!Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-86020939922276119482014-12-01T15:42:12.147+01:002014-12-01T15:42:12.147+01:00Thanks for the big laugh! I'll tell
you a secr...Thanks for the big laugh! I'll tell<br />you a secret I learned when I took<br />on too much 'planning' and ended up<br />with after Xmas flu...let it turn<br />out ragged and not perfect. Then let<br />some other person step up to do it<br />better. Retreating to your studio<br />also sounds about right!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14171722283192592103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-60343012544831235572014-12-01T05:08:13.349+01:002014-12-01T05:08:13.349+01:00i laugh beautyfull words " red nose stress &q...i laugh beautyfull words " red nose stress " and more .....<br />write a book abouth " Christmas red nose stress " a good title !!!!<br />you can do it while you make that Christmas table cloth and sit in the front of the wood burner .... hahaha or hihihi ... stress.... in a time of dark /light<br />a time of stress/still<br />a time of outside/inner<br />it doesn't matter it will blow over <br />M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-84986606159949579822014-12-01T04:02:59.840+01:002014-12-01T04:02:59.840+01:00this is hilarious, and would be even funnier if I ...this is hilarious, and would be even funnier if I couldn't relate to it so well (talk about naked writing!)... I HATE that all this busi-ness kicks up (much of which I LOVE) just as the season is declaring that Silence is Perhaps the Most Nourishing Thing. <br /><br />This year I will put out the bottle brush trees and the nutcrackers and put up lights and have a tree. But I will NOT bake dozens upon dozens of cookies. That makes things easier!<br /><br />And, I, too, had the sense of family morphing into fairy tale studio critters... I wonder how your celebrations with THEM will differ from those with family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-55471553314114781342014-12-01T00:12:38.481+01:002014-12-01T00:12:38.481+01:00ah! you too???? every year I get a December depres...ah! you too???? every year I get a December depression. I HATE St Nicolaas (Like every kid that was bullied I think) I was doing yoga last week (just started that) and in the relaxing end lying down with a warm soft blanket on top of me on a mat on the floor I suddenly had a clear mind. I would say no to all appointments, only bake my own bread with lots of seeds and lite just one candle this year and withdraw myself with my knitting from the world, wachting Christmas movies eith nice knitting in it till the 10th of Januari.....xxx keep it simple dear!ecotextilestudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408488917112163546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-7464778104227562932014-11-30T23:53:18.902+01:002014-11-30T23:53:18.902+01:00Reading the beginning of your post made my blood p...Reading the beginning of your post made my blood pressure start to go up ... then I started to laugh ... all better, thank you Liz Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397660873950991774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-55440761479361501662014-11-30T23:46:44.097+01:002014-11-30T23:46:44.097+01:00for the Gang, i suggest celebrating
Solstice...all...for the Gang, i suggest celebrating<br />Solstice...all you need is a big<br />bonfire. <br /><br />for the People, it's too soon to<br />excuse yourself from it all, but<br />you can look forward to the day when<br />you WILL be able to. To simply say<br />no.<br />And then to change your mind?grace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-13048826122085110972014-11-30T22:53:41.360+01:002014-11-30T22:53:41.360+01:00Ahhh...Saskia, this is why I love you! Wear the s...Ahhh...Saskia, this is why I love you! Wear the same darn outfit & hid with your clothwork! Part way through I did question if the wanting, wishing and demanding ones were family or small ones now housed in your studio!!<br />Take a deep breath and try to enjoy the parts you enjoy. My family is not doing Christmaka this year as some are out of town. Fine by me. Jude's holiday sounds about right by me :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-64653849864495544612014-11-30T20:44:57.695+01:002014-11-30T20:44:57.695+01:00i gave up the Christmas thing. just a few lights. ...i gave up the Christmas thing. just a few lights. and some small gift giving between family members, sometimes not even that. walking together and a nice quiet dinner. that's mostly what we do. and then sometimes not, because we don't stress about it. it was a habit when mom was alive because she really like the holiday. judehttp://spiritcloth.typepad.com/spirit_cloth/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254503312795252536.post-56090777343460004782014-11-30T20:37:22.514+01:002014-11-30T20:37:22.514+01:00ha....how grateful you have made me that Christmas...ha....how grateful you have made me that Christmas is not my holiday. hope you can calm down. nobody will know what doesn't get done.deanna7treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02707505639796548961noreply@blogger.com