Comments on: A Christmas miscellany for jaded palates

By: charlie

charlie — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 12:39:25 +0000

Thanks, George. Once I started to think of cheery things it was easy to put together a list. Wish I’d included the peal of church bells…

Charlie

By: George Allwynn

George Allwynn — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:49:06 +0000

Hey Charlie!

Simple. Natural. Well done!

You’re such a class act!

(now off to think of some promts! I can’t think of a better Christmas/birthday/New Years present for me)

I’ll spit on the keyboard for a measure of luck!

By: charlie

charlie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:51:58 +0000

My pleasure. sometimes it gets lost, doesn’t it?

Hugs right back at you.

Charlie

By: charlie

charlie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:33:36 +0000

Desperate old bag is about right, the way I look in the mirror at present.

Charlie

By: charlie

charlie — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:33:11 +0000

Thanks, Josh. It felt the right thing to post about and clearly it was.

Charlie

By: Jordan

Jordan — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:17:17 +0000

Nice post, Charlie. Or should I say Desperate Old Bag?

By: josh lanyon

josh lanyon — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:38:23 +0000

Charlie, this is a very timely post. I found myself smiling all the way through it.

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:36 +0000

I love all of Max Arthur’s books. I have one with pictures from WWI which I’m struggling to finish. really poignant.

Christmas here doesn’t tend to be calm, especially not in the run up with so much going on, although we try to be busy with things which really matter.

Ah, peace. I’m looking forward to a few days of it.

Charlie

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:55:24 +0000

My pleasure, my dear.

Charlie

By: Chris Smith

Chris Smith — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:37:54 +0000

Thanks m’dear C. You managed to remind me why I like Christmas again. xxx

By: Mara

Mara — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:01:09 +0000

Forgotten Voices. I have that one. One of the best for ripping your heart out and tearing it into tiny pieces. I can just imagine how unreal that felt, to stop the fighting briefly, all the while knowing it would resume shortly. To know these men on the other side were people you should have been friends with, rather than pointing a gun at.

Your post resonates. The superficial level at which so many people approach Christmas now is depressing. We try to keep the holidays as quiet and simple as we can. All is calm, all is bright. If you can’t find peace at Christmas, when can you?

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:49:09 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever seen that. I love all sorts of tradtional things, anything which gets back to the real heart of the season and the story; love God, love your neighbour – something which fits any creed.

Charlie

By: jeannebarrack1

jeannebarrack1 — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:57:43 +0000

Oh, Charlie, loved the mittens.
And thanks for bringing all those truly beautiful moments to the calendar.
For some reason I thought of one of my favorite Christmas events from long ago.
“Amahl and the Night Visitor” used to be the annual seasonal offering on TV years ago. I used to sing along with the songs, they were so familiar.
Great post.

By: Sharpie

Sharpie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:26:22 +0000

Thanks for reminding me just why we celebrate at this time of year.

*hugs*

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:58:24 +0000

Thanks. I try to keep away from anything which offers you ‘the perfect christmas meal/present/experience/whatever’ as it always smacks of stress and disappointment. these are the sort of things which make Christmas for me.

Charlie

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:56:03 +0000

Thanks, toots. I love the mittens story – first heard it as a reading at a carol service. Very apt.

Charlie

By: jlmerrow

jlmerrow — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:43:21 +0000

Fantastic antidote to the rampant commercialism around us!

The Joseph bit really made me think about how confusing it must have been for him – and the mittens bit was just wonderful!

By: E.N. Holland

E.N. Holland — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:39:10 +0000

Great quotes, Charlie. Thank you and merry mittens to you…LOL

By: charlie

charlie — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:28:30 +0000

Funny and moving all at once. The rest of that story’s touching, as well.

Charlie

By: Alex Beecroft

Alex Beecroft — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:18:06 +0000

LOL! I think I’m going to adopt ‘got mittens’ for my Christmas greeting too. How funny