Holiday Traditions - Page 3

Chocolatl · 12-08-2012, 08:46 PM

Q for the Aussies: How do you decorate for the holidays? I was laughing at the incongruity of seeing inflatable snow men on our very green front yards, but it is still technically winter for all that it's 80F outside. I imagine snowflakes don't really make sense at all when it's summer.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-08-2012, 11:46 PM

Trilby · 12-09-2012, 05:55 AM

They drink white wine in the sun! And see their granddad and mum!

Sundae · 12-09-2012, 06:09 AM

My Uncle, Aunt & cousin are too old for the beach now, but they used to do it when they were younger. Well I mean Jimmy and Glenys can't be arsed and Hannah is too cool to be making a big deal of Chrimbo with the 'rents.

Jim always phones Christmas Day, speaks to all of us. It used to be an even longer call. It's our second Christmas without Grandad but somehow, with him gone, it makes losing Auntie Alice, and even Nanny seem so much more significant. We are all there is.

Sadness.

It's vain to wish I had settled and carried on my own traditions (we had started them after all) because I was unhappy and I was making him unhappy. And I have almost no regrets about leaving him. But the times we shared were precious and our four Christmases, surrounded by friends, were wonderful. I worked hard to make sure it was so and I was rewarded. But then that's why I agreed to marry him - the lifestyle. It wasn't money - I earned more than him. It was security, community and safety.

Shit.

Trilby · 12-09-2012, 06:58 AM

S'okay Sundae Woman.

The man I sometimes wish I hadn't let go of (bachelor number one) bought me a beautiful leather coat for Christmas one year...and it's funny, but it fit HIM perfectly. Was a bit too large for me. Isn't that a clue to something else? Whenever I feel like I 'shoulda/coulda/woulda' stayed with him I think of his controlling behavior and his incredible selfishness. He was a white-hot blonde Leo. The only blonde and the only Leo I ever dated. Gold? He shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond....well,now I'm just being silly!

I honor the seasons. I suspect you do, too. That's a tradition, girlie. A good one, too.

You're a ruby, yes? July, Yes? Crab? or are you June? I've forgotten! Please let me know.

Sundae · 12-09-2012, 07:07 AM

I'm cancer. I'll suck the marrow from your bones.
Sneaked out on the 1st of July. Late. Been catching up ever since.

I respect your beliefs because I love you, but I do have to say I think astrology is a pile of shit. But you're right that I honour the seasons in my own way. My real traditions revolve around them without being tied to anything organised.

Philip Larkin would have his religion based on water. Water's too cold for me. I'll take squirells I think. Hot blood in a muff.

Still, do you have a ruby necklace going spare...?

Trilby · 12-09-2012, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae

I'm cancer. I'll suck the marrow from your bones.

No. You'll serve your LOVERS bones in brine.

Me, too.

It's our heritage.

Trilby · 12-09-2012, 07:18 AM

yeah, I looked up your stats and you ARE a ruby.
Remember Ruby Lennox - she was a precious jewel, a drop of blood.

eta: and you're a water sign. We gets along, we do.

eagainta: what's Philip Larkin doing worshiping water? I thought he only worshiped himself.

12-08-2012, 11:46 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-09-2012, 05:55 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	They drink white wine in the sun! And see their granddad and mum! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-09-2012, 06:09 AM	#4
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My Uncle, Aunt & cousin are too old for the beach now, but they used to do it when they were younger. Well I mean Jimmy and Glenys can't be arsed and Hannah is too cool to be making a big deal of Chrimbo with the 'rents. Jim always phones Christmas Day, speaks to all of us. It used to be an even longer call. It's our second Christmas without Grandad but somehow, with him gone, it makes losing Auntie Alice, and even Nanny seem so much more significant. We are all there is. Sadness. It's vain to wish I had settled and carried on my own traditions (we had started them after all) because I was unhappy and I was making him unhappy. And I have almost no regrets about leaving him. But the times we shared were precious and our four Christmases, surrounded by friends, were wonderful. I worked hard to make sure it was so and I was rewarded. But then that's why I agreed to marry him - the lifestyle. It wasn't money - I earned more than him. It was security, community and safety. Shit. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-09-2012, 06:58 AM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	S'okay Sundae Woman. The man I sometimes wish I hadn't let go of (bachelor number one) bought me a beautiful leather coat for Christmas one year...and it's funny, but it fit HIM perfectly. Was a bit too large for me. Isn't that a clue to something else? Whenever I feel like I 'shoulda/coulda/woulda' stayed with him I think of his controlling behavior and his incredible selfishness. He was a white-hot blonde Leo. The only blonde and the only Leo I ever dated. Gold? He shone like the sun. Shine on you crazy diamond....well,now I'm just being silly! I honor the seasons. I suspect you do, too. That's a tradition, girlie. A good one, too. You're a ruby, yes? July, Yes? Crab? or are you June? I've forgotten! Please let me know. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-09-2012, 07:07 AM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'm cancer. I'll suck the marrow from your bones. Sneaked out on the 1st of July. Late. Been catching up ever since. I respect your beliefs because I love you, but I do have to say I think astrology is a pile of shit. But you're right that I honour the seasons in my own way. My real traditions revolve around them without being tied to anything organised. Philip Larkin would have his religion based on water. Water's too cold for me. I'll take squirells I think. Hot blood in a muff. Still, do you have a ruby necklace going spare...? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-08-2012, 08:46 PM	#1
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Q for the Aussies: How do you decorate for the holidays? I was laughing at the incongruity of seeing inflatable snow men on our very green front yards, but it is still technically winter for all that it's 80F outside. I imagine snowflakes don't really make sense at all when it's summer.

12-09-2012, 07:18 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	yeah, I looked up your stats and you ARE a ruby. Remember Ruby Lennox - she was a precious jewel, a drop of blood. eta: and you're a water sign. We gets along, we do. eagainta: what's Philip Larkin doing worshiping water? I thought he only worshiped himself. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

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