tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post4400226473547178447..comments2024-02-26T00:16:00.996+00:00Comments on Ramblings from an English Garden: Post ChristmasBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05799594980600477320noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-67436920158557982652007-12-31T11:17:00.000+00:002007-12-31T11:17:00.000+00:00coming over to your place , next xmas! ;-)all the ...coming over to your place , next xmas! ;-)<BR/>all the best for the New year to you and yoursparu's_circlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454632580006210791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-19589430026069265052007-12-29T21:33:00.000+00:002007-12-29T21:33:00.000+00:00Your Christmas sounds so lovely and relaxed. I lov...Your Christmas sounds so lovely and relaxed. I love all your traditions of carols, music, and church. You are quite the knitter, but that doesn't surprise me anymore. You are such and interesting woman with many talents. Check out my blog for some of the details of our Christmas. One thing we do very differently is our traditional meal is lasagna and meatballs on Christmas day. My Italian heritage and family will permit nothing else. We had the whole gang and one last minute guest, a friend of my son in laws.<BR/>Thanks for sharing your traditional English Holiday. <BR/>Can’t wait till baby Eden is old enough to swing with, how fun!a woman who ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17136374470040601602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-72639598256093415182007-12-29T20:43:00.000+00:002007-12-29T20:43:00.000+00:00What a beautiful Christmas you had. Oliver is a lu...What a beautiful Christmas you had. Oliver is a lucky boy to have a Grandma to knit him such a fine set of hat, gloves & scarf. The dinner looked awesome. Too bad you live so far away, I'd like to drop in for tea!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054187209428838640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-38018912483019977242007-12-29T20:42:00.000+00:002007-12-29T20:42:00.000+00:00Although we are on opposite sides of the world my ...Although we are on opposite sides of the world my dinner was much like yours.<BR/>6am up to unwrap pressies. Carols from Kings College on TV. Bacon and egg breakfast. Off to Mum's for family gift giving. 3pm Lunch at my sisters till 8.30!! Prawn cocktails, tomato soup, roasted turkey with glazed ham and roast vegetables, Christmas pudding with brandy custard and/or brandy cream followed by coffee or Alka-Seltzer. <BR/>9pm home with the boys watching a Christmas movie.<BR/><BR/>For the first time in many years every family member came to dinner, we had 17 which included my Dad's brother who is visiting from the UK. We are truely blessed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-30898278740354786072007-12-29T14:15:00.000+00:002007-12-29T14:15:00.000+00:00Oh, I do love reading about how Christmas is spent...Oh, I do love reading about how Christmas is spent in another country! I am from south carolina. We have a traditional southern Christmas dinner. We have turkey and ham, corn bread dressing, sweet potatoe casserole (pretty much sweet potatoes with a lot of sugar and a brown sugar and pecan topping), pineapple casserole (bread, pineapple, sugar(again), eggs), black cherry jello fruit salad, green beans. For my dad who is from New York, I added mashed potatoes and peas. All this smothered, I mean served, with turkey gravy.<BR/>Christmas Eve we spend the day cooking together, go to a candlelight service at church, come home and have potato soup, read the Christmas story and then all watch a christmas movie together. <BR/>Christmas morning we open gifts, eat breakfast, then get ready for the Christmas afternoon feast. A good movie that one of the children unwraps is how we spend the afternoon.Kim S in SChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526296998395342145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-26290748255454014852007-12-28T22:46:00.000+00:002007-12-28T22:46:00.000+00:00What a lovely knitted set you made for Oliver. Yo...What a lovely knitted set you made for Oliver. Your Christmas sounded wonderful with lots of memorable family events happening. <BR/><BR/>Our daughter and boyfriend flew from British Columbia (over 3000 miles to the west of us)to spend Christmas with us and our other daughter & family. She got to meet her nephew for the first time. They taught us a dice game called 10000 ... lots of laughing. We had lots of lovely meals - roast beef on Christmas Eve, turkey for Christmas Day and ham for Boxing Day.<BR/><BR/>We have lots of wonderful memories till we see them again ... hopefully in the summer. <BR/><BR/>Happy New Year to you and yours.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02114199768103222510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-27810480315597525592007-12-28T21:11:00.000+00:002007-12-28T21:11:00.000+00:00Your menu is delectable! I think I need to go buy ...Your menu is delectable! I think I need to go buy a turkey and roast it. We missed out on that this year because we spent Christmas Eve with my son's in-laws and had a wonderful Mexican style feast, complete with poncha (special hot punch drink with exotic fruits and spices) and tamales, paella, creamy noodles, spicy beans, ham and other goodies. Lots of lively music, laughter and getting to know about 20 these people we hadn't met before. In a way it was slightly stressful, because everyone was a stranger, but in another way it was fun and it was good to be with my son and his wife and her family.<BR/><BR/>Christmas Day was quiet with just CT and me. Watched some traditional (and beautiful) Christmas music shows on TV (Mormon Tabernacle Choir, St. Olaf's College, etc.)We didn't have anything special for a meal but I made a delicious cranberry pudding cake for dessert, with lots of walnuts and brown sugar. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing your Christmas. I like reading about what everyone did to celebrate.Sara at Come Away With Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677354270954094291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-7047915774382357892007-12-28T19:30:00.000+00:002007-12-28T19:30:00.000+00:00BlessingsIt sounds as if you had a fabulous Christ...Blessings<BR/>It sounds as if you had a fabulous Christmas season.<BR/>Much love and many blessings<BR/>Love JeanneJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734743330025974332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-201061857377053892007-12-28T19:11:00.000+00:002007-12-28T19:11:00.000+00:00Oh Barbara, what a delightful (except for the slam...Oh Barbara, what a delightful (except for the slamming of your ear in the door - ouch!) time. You make a lovely meal, yum, and it was fun to hear about what you do in your family and country.<BR/><BR/>We love to carol too, even though, like you said, not many people now days know what to do when it happens. After our church caroled at a nursing home, we went to an elderly family in the neighborhood. They enjoyed it immensely and one couple a few doors down, opened their window and door to listen. Everyone else didn't bother. A shame really, but we all had fun nonetheless, singing praise about Christ the King!<BR/><BR/>Christmas day, our tradition has been staying home with the boys opening their gifts. My husband's mom, a long time widow, joins us for the morning, then we go to her house for Christmas dinner, turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, rolls, gravy, and ususally pumpkin and apple pie, except this year, Jim's sister and family who travels up from Maryland made cheesecake. Jim's brother and wife travel over to join us for dinner also.<BR/><BR/>Tonight, Friday night after Christmas is my family, the Zweitzig family get together with my parents, grandparents, sisters and brother and their kids. It always makes for a great time, although a bit noisy with all the little ones, ten grandkids in all. Dinner is usually casual, homemade macaroni and cheese, sloppy joes (hamburger barbeque on rolls), a veggie tray and fruit tray and sweets such as chocolate chip cookies. In fact, I need to start getting ready for that now. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your Christmas with us and inviting us to do the same. Happy New Year my friend!<BR/><BR/>From damp and slightly rainy, (definately not white and snowy) Pa, USA.Susan Skitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871921369901815459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-27101443821360843722007-12-28T17:40:00.000+00:002007-12-28T17:40:00.000+00:00Glad to see you back blogging. What a beautiful kn...Glad to see you back blogging. What a beautiful knitted set you made for Oliver. <BR/>Your Christmas sounded wonderful.<BR/>On Christmas Eve we attended church, then went to our daughter-in-law's parents' home for an open house. Home to bed, then up in the morning to open stockings with our one daughter who lives at home, have breakfast and wait for the others to arrive.<BR/>Lunch with the whole family, so nice, then opening presents, a walk, snacking, playing games. We had a lovely day.<BR/>I didn't cook a traditional dinner this year - you can read about it on my blog. I'm missing the leftover turkey, but didn't miss the effort on the day.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-60379828373761292492007-12-28T10:03:00.000+00:002007-12-28T10:03:00.000+00:00Your Christmas sounds perfect, Barbara! I love the...Your Christmas sounds perfect, Barbara! I love the thought of you on the swings too! I hope your ear is ok! It sounds excruciating.Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-797439647965871212007-12-28T08:54:00.000+00:002007-12-28T08:54:00.000+00:00Barbara,A delightful Christmas from all accounts.....Barbara,<BR/>A delightful Christmas from all accounts......and lucky Oliver...<BR/><BR/>On Christmas Eve, we went to our daughter's home about 150 miles away to attend Christmas Candlelight Service with her family, back to their home for a delicious meal with other guests....Christmas breakfast....then by a hospital to visit....home to see our next door grandchildren's gifts....off to a Royal Christmas party, called in to visit other friends.....the next day all of our family, 14 of us had out Christmas evening meal together and opened gifts in our home.....our out of town daughter and her son will be with us until Saturday so I have 10 more plates set at the table for meals......beause all of the grandchildren want to eat and play together.....<BR/><BR/>How is your ear? Blessings, BettyBettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08635572075951871756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-26390271071976175542007-12-28T08:22:00.000+00:002007-12-28T08:22:00.000+00:00What a full and family filled Christmas you had. M...What a full and family filled Christmas you had. Mine was very very quiet and, I have to say, it was very strange when my husband's children and grandchildren came over. I would have posted on it on my blog but they read it. I've decided to never again be here in Paris for Christmas-that's how bad it was. Oh well. Not the end of the world. www.lindamathieu.comLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041872314763651462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-50548822875642726562007-12-28T04:28:00.000+00:002007-12-28T04:28:00.000+00:00Wonderful pictures! Sounds like you are keeping b...Wonderful pictures! Sounds like you are keeping busy. We had a quiet Christmas here. had a nice meal and watched some old movies and just enjoyed each others company.Michelle-ozark crafterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854922223445105068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-71137098430946440322007-12-28T01:11:00.000+00:002007-12-28T01:11:00.000+00:00How darling are those knitted things for Oliver! ...How darling are those knitted things for Oliver! <BR/>Christmas at our house always centered on the Eve. Light meal, church service, coming home in the cold night, opening presents with lots of laughter, and then a late night meal. Christmas day is spent quietly with our toys and eating all the food that's accumulated over the last days. <BR/><BR/>My roomie's family celebrated mainly on Christmas Day. About 7 years ago when she and I moved into our current house, we decided to give her parents a break and host Christmas Day at our place - Christmas breakfast, reading of Luke, presents, puzzle, games, a big Christmas dinner, then more games, maybe a drive out to see Christmas lights on homes, and then a light supper. This year, we had the addition of a Chinese friend who's learning English. So we taught her the games and laughed as she gained skill and won!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-31601976271342302342007-12-28T01:06:00.000+00:002007-12-28T01:06:00.000+00:00This year our Christmas was small. There were jus...This year our Christmas was small. There were just three of us for Christmas Day. 10 minutes to open presents after a yummy coffe cake for breakfast. Hang around and drink more coffee. Call family. Dinner at 2pm: tritip and salmon on the barbie, baked potatoes, fresh green beans sauteed in olive oil and almonds, green salad. Visit friends on the Gerry Ranch. Home to eat dessert--boysenberry pie and ice cream. A lovely quiet day.<BR/>Nicely knit cap and scarf set for Oliver.Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02912030095491960175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3606833213419475387.post-27947692314335909422007-12-27T22:24:00.000+00:002007-12-27T22:24:00.000+00:00Lucky grandson :-)Sounds like you had the perfect ...Lucky grandson :-)<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had the perfect Christmas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com