tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post4901692407064194826..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: It's Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Christmas, no?materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-34322473262641271862012-12-21T16:29:28.109-08:002012-12-21T16:29:28.109-08:00Well, I hope by now you've caught the ferry an...Well, I hope by now you've caught the ferry and are where you belong.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711792521348799922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8302615736570559882012-12-20T16:46:57.682-08:002012-12-20T16:46:57.682-08:00Wasn't that horrid?! But it was a good excuse ...Wasn't that horrid?! But it was a good excuse to stay put and that's what I needed. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-47209272985691497682012-12-20T16:46:21.508-08:002012-12-20T16:46:21.508-08:00'twas wonderful. . .'twas wonderful. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-91345322971239104162012-12-20T16:46:10.821-08:002012-12-20T16:46:10.821-08:00Thanks, Debbi, The colours I can't take credit...Thanks, Debbi, The colours I can't take credit for, but I did have the smarts to grab this Kauni yarn from the shelf! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41547704752775821812012-12-19T21:56:43.289-08:002012-12-19T21:56:43.289-08:00Correction: That wasn't snow - those were big ...Correction: That wasn't snow - those were big soppy-wet snowballs that promptly turned into lakes at every curbside. So special. <br />I'm not helping your attitude, am I? <br />I do appreciate all the loveliness you have achieved here. The mystery novel and tea part sounds wildly appealing. Happy holidays to you! Take-out is our friend.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74052936845367318242012-12-19T18:46:32.740-08:002012-12-19T18:46:32.740-08:00I hope you had a very very quiet day.I hope you had a very very quiet day.LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-55413012101073727992012-12-19T14:11:11.447-08:002012-12-19T14:11:11.447-08:00What a pretty dress. I admire your talent to crea...What a pretty dress. I admire your talent to create something so lovely. The colors are just beautiful!Debbi@SheAccessorizesWellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02888489368256761571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35901833513318993312012-12-19T13:55:07.936-08:002012-12-19T13:55:07.936-08:00We're giving ourselves the gift of restful tim...We're giving ourselves the gift of restful time together, playing hooky in the apartment with take-out food -- it's all good! It's all Christmas!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21639168253868731622012-12-19T13:54:32.108-08:002012-12-19T13:54:32.108-08:00Yes, you should get home! We're trying to acce...Yes, you should get home! We're trying to accept hunkering down here for a day, as so many sailings were canceled, and the afternoon ones are likely to require some waiting time, still with the risk of further cancellations.<br />I'm really sensing we're on the same wavelength, you and I, at this passage in our lives, that Christmas shines a bright light on. Letting go of traditions that don't suit anymore, that require too much work, but that still hold meaning enough to make us reluctant to surrender.<br />I hope you get those walks, the fireside reading. . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12336261509772197272012-12-19T13:51:48.333-08:002012-12-19T13:51:48.333-08:00It's the sweetest little pattern and that yarn...It's the sweetest little pattern and that yarn takes the simplicity up a notch with its rainbow goodness. Nola's quite pleased Hattie's getting a dress to match her own.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33248033359332961572012-12-19T13:50:03.735-08:002012-12-19T13:50:03.735-08:00Yikes! You need a magic bubble! (waving my wand in...Yikes! You need a magic bubble! (waving my wand in your direction)<br />10:30 and 12:30 ferries were also canceled, and the 3's going to be full with the backup, so I think we'll stay put today . . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-42291767061661918632012-12-19T13:48:39.484-08:002012-12-19T13:48:39.484-08:00We're doing our best, enjoying some time with ...We're doing our best, enjoying some time with just the two of us, and that's been at a premium, so it's all good. Snow enough here but it's as saturated with wet as you've ever seen snow. Really. Slushy!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-1217578022692120932012-12-19T13:15:41.943-08:002012-12-19T13:15:41.943-08:00I'm sorry your ferry was cancelled. Hopefully,...I'm sorry your ferry was cancelled. Hopefully, you're passing the time until you can get on another one with joy and merriment! Raquelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138113830990586689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59115936869580606342012-12-19T11:00:06.472-08:002012-12-19T11:00:06.472-08:00Very high winds here too and I'm thinking of p...Very high winds here too and I'm thinking of packing up the work computer and taking it home before the snow starts and I can't get up the drive. Like you, I am trying hard to be in the here and now regarding Christmas - trying to do the things that have meaning for us today rather than struggling to go with traditions that are unwieldy for two of us. Calls to ailing parents, arranging treats for them from a distance - calls to children far away......The Great Dane asks what I want for Christmas and I reply - time. A walk every day. A fire every afternoon. Time to read a book or two. Time for myself. <br />I hope you get back to the island soon where you, too, can have some time by a fire. Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37804551883052385702012-12-19T10:59:22.959-08:002012-12-19T10:59:22.959-08:00Oh, such adorable knitting cuteness!!!Oh, such adorable knitting cuteness!!!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39901980317277432842012-12-19T09:39:28.481-08:002012-12-19T09:39:28.481-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-84908193622413962542012-12-19T08:30:49.444-08:002012-12-19T08:30:49.444-08:00Coincidences. I was reading thru last year's C...Coincidences. I was reading thru last year's Christmas blog posts yesterday, noting my mentions of cabin fever, needing time away from a full house, and yearning for true-to-me downtime. I'm already feeling impinged on - Mr ebb has been home since last thursday 'on holiday' and now the snow prevents my escape. I need to dig deep, literally and metaphorically ....<br />Hope your ferry comes soon ;-) pomomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338550638937829078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-29072525430131686542012-12-19T08:11:27.969-08:002012-12-19T08:11:27.969-08:00I'm disappointed with you about the cancellati...I'm disappointed with you about the cancellation of the ferry. I hope that somehow you will be able to redeem the time you have to spend in town - reading, relaxing, and NOT worrying about all that you would like to be doing instead. <br /><br />High winds here throughout the night, but no snow. Sigh. Hope springs eternal...Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.com