tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post2411621048380077302..comments2024-03-28T18:40:59.101+00:00Comments on CRIVENS! COMICS & STUFF!: KID KLASSICS: DO YOU KNOW HOW CHRISTMAS TREES ARE GROWN? Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-43454358839873023972016-12-21T18:00:58.872+00:002016-12-21T18:00:58.872+00:00No tree? Burn the heretic at the stake, my brethre...No tree? Burn the heretic at the stake, my brethren. (What's that? There's no tree to make a stake from? Bah, foiled!) Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-2100032974983098962016-12-21T12:12:36.259+00:002016-12-21T12:12:36.259+00:00I think I'm being a bit of a heretic this year...I think I'm being a bit of a heretic this year....,I've not put a tree up!<br />Don't think Santa will be calling on my doorstep this Christmas.moonmandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426512355313104656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-21788387049232634632016-12-20T22:12:49.227+00:002016-12-20T22:12:49.227+00:00Originally, after plundering the tree, I was about...Originally, after plundering the tree, I was about to throw it out, PC. However, as I gathered the pieces, it suddenly hit me how callous I was being. I'm glad I redeemed myself somewhat by 'customising' the remnants and restoring them to 'treehood' in their own right. Smaller indeed, but just as important to the Christmas atmosphere in my house that it once lent itself to in others. I always feel a bit sad when I have to put everything away in the loft again, there to sleep (unseen but not forgotten) until the next Christmas. I'm convinced they all look forward to it. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-89803908688713947202016-12-20T21:28:56.162+00:002016-12-20T21:28:56.162+00:00Great Christmas story, and like the best of them f...Great Christmas story, and like the best of them for this time of year - it has a happy ending. I think that for those of us who are collectors of figures and models it's not too much of a stretch to have empathy for other manufactured items - such as your tree. Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. Bit of a pain to drag the tree out, string up the lights and arrange and apply the decorations, especially on the weekend when you just want to relax and unwind after the working week; but it is worth it when you sit back and admire all of the glitter and twinkling lights come the evening.Philip Crawleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-13308350747009382262016-12-20T14:20:05.856+00:002016-12-20T14:20:05.856+00:00Bragging about your 10 incher, eh, PM? You're ...Bragging about your 10 incher, eh, PM? You're incorrigible. Mine's about 4 feet, but as we all know, size isn't everything. It takes me ages to put up the decorations, and I still have loads of others that I haven't the space to display - for which I feel incredibly guilty. (Poor thing waiting patiently in their boxes, wondering when they'll get a chance to 'stretch their legs'.) It takes me even longer to pack everything away again, but it's worth it to see the living-room looking so Christmassy. Don't know how I'll manage it all when I'm older 'though.<br /><br />******<br /><br />THB is another one who attributes feelings to inanimate object, CJ. We'd probably be surprised to learn that it's more common than we imagine. (Only amongst nutters of course.) Now I'll have to Google what tealights are. I've probably been mishearing the word as 'treelights' for years.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-53962297037023214282016-12-20T14:05:22.231+00:002016-12-20T14:05:22.231+00:00Before discovering this blog I thought I was the o...Before discovering this blog I thought I was the only person who attributed feelings to inanimate objects :D My only festive illuminations come from tealights - I have a rather unusual-looking tealight holder which is round, about the size of a grapefruit and flat on the bottom to stop it rolling over but you can't notice the flat bottom by looking at it. There's an indentation in the top where you put the tealight and it looks really nice when lit. I only burn tealights in the period from Guy Fawkes Night to New Year's Eve - my rule is that the last one must be burned before midnight on New Year's Eve and the tealight holder put back in the cupboard before the start of the New Year.Colin Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740495193314269367.post-23322241348021836982016-12-20T13:54:01.074+00:002016-12-20T13:54:01.074+00:00I just bought a small (10 inches high) new "l...I just bought a small (10 inches high) new "live" tree in Asda this year (I binned my old 5 year old tree a few years ago) and will plant it in the garden after Christmas is over ( I was told if II keep it in a smaller pot it won’t grow to high which I aim to do as I just spend over £700 3 months ago to get 2 trees cut down and 3 trimmed). I’m not much for Christmas decorations I have a few less traditional ones in my house (a blue Santa (?), 2 cute polar bears a couple of wee elf dolls and cotton hearts that hang from the door handles and 2 tin gingerbread people ) and that’s about it (I like it “sparse”) but surprisingly it looks quit “Christmassy” (not as festive as your house though) but all my decorations are pretty new.paul Mcscottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02982725171182221096noreply@blogger.com