tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post5460731584663007905..comments2024-01-28T07:35:12.229+00:00Comments on Bloomsbury Bell: On Winter, or Christmas part oneBloomsbury Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12770210075581113565noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-24730983327210872492009-12-07T10:47:20.937+00:002009-12-07T10:47:20.937+00:00What an enchanting post and poem.
I adore Chris...What an enchanting post and poem. <br /><br />I adore Christmas but this year I haven't felt at all festive; this post is contributing to the mild Christmassy feeling that is now creeping up on me. It makes me sad that I am not feeling my usual self at this time of year but these things happen. Perhaps my own and family traditions help over the next couple of weeks.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-31155924836702048872009-12-04T22:03:12.169+00:002009-12-04T22:03:12.169+00:00I wish my family still held to tradition, but we a...I wish my family still held to tradition, but we are spread to the four corners of the country. My favorite, get-me-through-the-year meal is Thanksgiving (I live in the U.S.). My best friend's parents sort of adopted me when my dad died and I go there every year. Mrs. M's cooking rocks!!! YUM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-44234544503567460312009-12-04T09:22:32.427+00:002009-12-04T09:22:32.427+00:00Hello BB!
I'm another lurker who's outing...Hello BB!<br /><br />I'm another lurker who's outing herself. Although I'm a bit sad not to be a proper lurker any more, it sounds so pleasantly nasty.<br /><br />Anyway, I too really enjoyed your poem; I don't live in Britain any more and reading it (under a blanket with a nice cup of jasmine tea) made me homesick for sharp frosts and mossy twigs, but in a nice way.<br /><br />Best wishes, HelenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-70607071991184153132009-12-03T17:09:05.854+00:002009-12-03T17:09:05.854+00:00Writerspet - I agree. Mr BBell and I have been tog...Writerspet - I agree. Mr BBell and I have been together for approaching 9 years but I could never dream of missing my mum's lunch!<br /><br />Rachel - satsumas are perfect<br /><br />Darlene - glad to hear you still have a stocking!! long may it continue.<br /><br />Anonynmous (ahem)- I know you will never be a grown-up. I hope you are getting ready for our annual cluedo-athon<br /><br />Verity - I hope you get a stocking this year! I love scrabbling around at the bottom. <br /><br />Sophie - absolutely not just for children!<br /><br />OhSoVintage - a village near Chichester. It's a treat for you that you get your lunch cooked for you - we subject our poor mum to slaving away all day!<br /><br />David - lurkers are more than welcome! I thought I liked the darkness until it started to get dark before 4pm. It's ok on the weekend but not during the week!<br /><br />Jane - thanks for complimenting my poem. Am never sure whether to post up my own writing. The berries do look edible!Bloomsbury Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770210075581113565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-36902987835537716122009-12-03T14:29:56.813+00:002009-12-03T14:29:56.813+00:00What a lovely post - your Christmas traditions sou...What a lovely post - your Christmas traditions sound wonderful! <br />I like your poem very much as well - the imagery is beautiful and it really captures the romantic and yet very hostile nature of winter. The berries in the picture are beautiful as well - the frost makes them look sugar-dusted and almost edible!janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11446887350355708285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-87317838971932656042009-12-02T20:40:08.876+00:002009-12-02T20:40:08.876+00:00Thanks for this charming post. By the way, I'm...Thanks for this charming post. By the way, I'm not sure if I've commented on your blog, if so hello from a lurker - as I believe non-commenters are sometimes known - it rather sounds like something one could be arrested for!<br /><br />I too love Christmas traditions. I'm not a great fan of winter, more than anything else because I don't like the darkness. I increasingly look forward to December 21st because I know that once it has passed the days slowly start to get longer once again.David Nolan (David73277)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898875181095358216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-83384483248349624272009-12-02T17:08:21.644+00:002009-12-02T17:08:21.644+00:00I wondere whereabouts in West Sussex you will be g...I wondere whereabouts in West Sussex you will be going. A friend of mine lives in Fernhurst so I visit the area often (especially shopping in Haslemere!) My daughter is also 25 and is constantly twittering on about coming home, the stockings and lunch. The tradition in our household is that she and her younger brother buy it all ready prepared from M & S and cook on the day. Have a lovely Christmas - you will!OhSoVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07130228440172446040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-24214968694998573352009-12-02T15:30:49.282+00:002009-12-02T15:30:49.282+00:00Gorgeous poem. I adore Christmas too, and I would ...Gorgeous poem. I adore Christmas too, and I would also be *very* upset if I didn't have an advent calendar and a stocking as part of it. Who says this stuff is just for children?!Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263980996873885826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-13279238346964431872009-12-02T09:45:41.126+00:002009-12-02T09:45:41.126+00:00I wish I still got a stocking. I was keen to upho...I wish I still got a stocking. I was keen to uphold the tradition but my Mum ran out of steam when I was about 14.<br /><br />On the plus side, last year I spent Christmas with my boyfriend, the first year without the family. And while I still didn't get a stocking, at least I got to fill my old knitted stocking for him. And intend to do so again this year!<br /><br />Look forward to more Christmassy posts Naomi!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-43452200892848681692009-12-02T09:07:38.917+00:002009-12-02T09:07:38.917+00:00Ok, get your facts straight - i may be pregnant bu...Ok, get your facts straight - i may be pregnant but i will NEVER be a grown up! <br />As you know i have already had an anxiety dream involving our Christmas Stockings being down sized/stopped and had to check with Mum that this was in fact only a terrible nightmare.<br />Writerspet - i too am so intent on keeping family Christmas rituals that my partner of 12 years has never actually spent Christmas with me! <br />The excitment and enjoyment we get out of this festive period is a testament to our lovely family!<br /><br />abs xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-16283522832293576282009-12-02T02:24:06.132+00:002009-12-02T02:24:06.132+00:00That was lovely, tradition is a wonderful thing. ...That was lovely, tradition is a wonderful thing. I absolutely must watch A Christmas Carol, the black and white version, every Christmas Eve before bed. And in my forties, I still have a stocking too!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-56437427404727712162009-12-01T23:55:54.726+00:002009-12-01T23:55:54.726+00:00So true in every way. if Christmas day does not in...So true in every way. if Christmas day does not involve an overdose of satsumas and me having a walk alone in the afternoon to escape the family, it's not Christmas.Rachel (Book Snob)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13669640788036671572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7805373502140195662.post-57876650878408826642009-12-01T23:11:53.929+00:002009-12-01T23:11:53.929+00:00Yay - I love it when someone validates my own neur...Yay - I love it when someone validates my own neuroses! I too, am unhealthily obsessed with keeping Christmas EXACTLY THE SAME. It was only recently that my parents finally put their foot down about signing one present a year "From Santa." <br /><br />I moved in with my boyfriend this year (we lived on different continents for years), but pooh-poohed anyone's suggestion that we actually spend the holidays together. We see each other all the time now - why take away from sister time? If I ever have kids I may have to reconsider this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com