tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post5327751574057591578..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: More Christmas Blogging. . . Entertaining, shopping, noshingmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21485240362688484682014-12-17T21:06:13.195-08:002014-12-17T21:06:13.195-08:00I'm not good at shopping with others, much, fi...I'm not good at shopping with others, much, finding it too much work to contend with other's tastes and urgings. But I do enjoy the clear focus of a Christmas shop, especially with my daughters.<br />I'm glad that you manage to keep your blog going despite the disrupted routines you've experienced over the last year or so -- I've noticed a few bloggers who post less and less frequently and then there seems to be silence. . . . the habit seems important to me, for now, at least. I think I'd at least like to preserve it until retirement when I'll see what else I might want to do with it . . . .I do love yours and hope you keep at it, even if just at the reduced rate. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20013884311738685002014-12-17T10:19:18.838-08:002014-12-17T10:19:18.838-08:00Love the sharing the shopping with your daughter. ...Love the sharing the shopping with your daughter. I have mostly shopped online and while it is easy (and I am not a good shopper when there are crowds) I wouldn't mind a little civilised shop with someone I love. And yes to the blogging breaks - it is a tricky idea. I have reduced to one every couple of weeks and in many ways that is not enough for me to keep my mojo but I am pretty sure that if I simply stop I won't start again.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-4279285744073257332014-12-16T08:02:25.206-08:002014-12-16T08:02:25.206-08:00Those are wonderful gifts! I love that they honour...Those are wonderful gifts! I love that they honour the local! materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-89320852174316972202014-12-15T16:26:50.133-08:002014-12-15T16:26:50.133-08:00I don't think my kids read your blog so I will...I don't think my kids read your blog so I will say the gifts are certificates to a local restaurant run by friends of theirs, colourful sheepskin skippers from a local cobbler, and cashmere wristwarmers for the lone female. All of these were locally made, partly my intent (though I am not insisting on that) and partly luck.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-79615875242139753922014-12-15T15:16:27.387-08:002014-12-15T15:16:27.387-08:00Refuse the gift queasiness! There are so many ways...Refuse the gift queasiness! There are so many ways you give throughout the year, we oughtn't to be getting so much guilt over not buying -- I've been really irked by the mailbox full of inducements to online sales, repeated warnings that I only have x number of days left. . . . Ugh! <br />But the slow-paced shopping with one daughter at a time? That was lovely! Hope you keep any shopping you do Joy-ful! xomaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49235597882827991662014-12-15T15:14:00.707-08:002014-12-15T15:14:00.707-08:00Oh Lorrie, that's one of the sweetest reasons ...Oh Lorrie, that's one of the sweetest reasons I can imagine for continuing to blog!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62932289280086140292014-12-15T15:07:40.565-08:002014-12-15T15:07:40.565-08:00I knew that! ;-)I knew that! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-75924779072469102262014-12-15T15:07:25.081-08:002014-12-15T15:07:25.081-08:00I think it would be good for me to take a break as...I think it would be good for me to take a break as well, but I've never yet got it organized in a way that feels right. Hope you have a wonderful holiday as well -- family and sunshine and sand with your Christmas lights? xomaterfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-30391445709184677952014-12-15T15:06:25.566-08:002014-12-15T15:06:25.566-08:00You're cruising in South America -- wonderful!...You're cruising in South America -- wonderful! I, too, hope you get your blogging mojo back -- it would be great to hear about your adventure, but even just getting a comment from you is a pleasure. I think sometimes the blogging break might be a good way to give the creative spirit some time to reboot. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38163570564114556342014-12-15T11:24:08.411-08:002014-12-15T11:24:08.411-08:00So special to have your daughter book time off jus...So special to have your daughter book time off just to spend shopping with you. Those treasured times mean more to me than any "gift". And as it happens, I've not bought 1 gift yet and getting slightly queasy over it. <br />I may have to brave the stores today. Blog land is slow everywhere...which may be a good sign? Not sure. Enjoy more shopping with your other daughter. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59029841826553504882014-12-15T08:23:19.585-08:002014-12-15T08:23:19.585-08:00Sounds like a lovely, easy gathering, which is as ...Sounds like a lovely, easy gathering, which is as it should be. I've debated taking some time off from the blog, but my MIL, who is 84 and suffers from severe macular degeneration, enjoys reading my posts and the comments so much that I keep on. <br /><br />Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-13982061285969842132014-12-14T12:04:12.557-08:002014-12-14T12:04:12.557-08:00Oh these awkward thumbs! Of course I meant 'yo...Oh these awkward thumbs! Of course I meant 'yours' is the blog.....etc. Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18515834067501576832014-12-14T12:03:45.008-08:002014-12-14T12:03:45.008-08:00The blogosphere is quiet. I am one who takes time ...The blogosphere is quiet. I am one who takes time off - in fact after next week I'll be silent for 2 weeks. But I'm always still reading, even if I don't actually comment. I hope your holidays are lovely.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33806133001735398242014-12-14T12:02:34.516-08:002014-12-14T12:02:34.516-08:00Trying again to post a comment through the miracle...Trying again to post a comment through the miracle (if a reluctant one) of wifi off the coast of Venezuela. Youths is the blog I check when I have these rare minutes - looking to see what you're reading or wearing or pondering. After an Amazonian adventure I hope that the muse will be encouraged and that I'll be able to blog again!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.com