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All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names They never let poor Rudoph join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say “Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” Then all the reindeer loved him… So, reindeer are mean, snobbish creatures, . . . → Read More: It’s beginning to look a lot like FOFmas… The lead up to February 14 is always an interesting time for me. As I was shooting across the sky atop a prismatic zephyr recently, I found myself pondering the true meaning of Valentine’s Day. Cruising around the virtual world of the Internet looking for the origins produced some surprises. Apparently Saint Valentine was just . . . → Read More: Saint Valentine’s Round-Up I have always loved Australia Day. For reasons even apart from the beer and BBQs, the Hottest 100, and a day spent in the sunshine. Celebrating the freedom, the cultural mix, our sporting enthusiasm, and the way we laugh at everything. I myself am not the sort to put Australian flags on my mirrors, or . . . → Read More: Australia Day: Our Pride or Our Prejudice? And that was the weekend that was. Christmas has come and gone again and now we can once more tell people that “Christmas is coming too” in reference to it being a long way away in the hope that they’ll pull their finger out and do what you asked them to. I suspect it may . . . → Read More: Monday’s Outstandingly Awesome Review (MOAR) of Celebrations! For today’s post I wanted to continue the Christmassy theme but was a bit stuck as to my angle. I went home on Tuesday night busily pondering when the answer hit me in the form of a force 10 waft of nasal awesomeness when I opened the front door. Mrs P had been baking up . . . → Read More: Thursday Nommy And Rocking Food (NARF) When I’m really honest about it I love Christmas for two reasons. Firstly that I get a little bit of extra time off work even if it’s just the public holidays, and secondly gift wrapping, it’s my favourite thing. When I was a kid the reason was the surprise of unwrapping something unexpected. I saw . . . → Read More: All I want for Christmas is…. The week before Christmas we start to see the appearance of the Christmas specials and movies, just in time to revive our flagging festive spirits. My personal favourite is a modern one, Love Actually. It’s the interweaving of stories, particularly promoting the message of love, peace and understanding. Plus it has the lovely Liam Neeson. . . . → Read More: Favourite Festive Movies It’s about this time of year that I start thinking if I hear one more bloody Christmas carol or Christmas song, I will do someone a mischief. Don’t get me wrong, I like a good bit of Christmas music as much as the next athiest, but the constant assault on my eardrums which, in many . . . → Read More: Shut that bloody herald up! I love presents. I love giving them and I love receiving them. Many of my friends say that I am the easiest person in the world for whom to buy presents because I like just about anything. I’ve received some awesome presents over the years: a Darth Vader watch (from an ex-boyfriend). bookshelves full of . . . → Read More: Gimme Gimme Gimme!  111 comments - (Comments are closed)  Art, Food, Life, The world  celebrations, friends, gifts, presents I am shamelessly stealing this idea from Beezkneez. Who are the five people, living or dead, you would most like to invite to a dinner party? (Let’s keep it real for this post. No fictional characters. We can do them in a later post.) It’s a very difficult choice but I think mine would be: Sir . . . → Read More: Friday of Feasts! 159 comments - (Comments are closed) Art, Food, Life, MMM/FOF art, celebrations, Food, pondering, world |
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