tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post275581795664829809..comments2024-01-12T19:09:03.990+10:00Comments on That Moment in Time: SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS - GENEAMEME 2014..Crissoulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-87667733747004110372015-12-23T04:23:45.372+10:002015-12-23T04:23:45.372+10:00Thanks, Robbie...surprisingly, so did I. I hadn...Thanks, Robbie...surprisingly, so did I. I hadn't read it in quite awhile. <br />I did try to trace him years ago, but couldn't find much on him. Must look again, as it has to be easier now. <br />I would love to claim him, as he and his wife were such lovely people. They were English, that much I knew.Crissoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-10315860321993104042015-12-23T02:14:46.296+10:002015-12-23T02:14:46.296+10:00Enjoyed reading this again - so many beautiful mem...Enjoyed reading this again - so many beautiful memories - thanks. Wonder if your neighbour Mr Rose was a relief? Robbiemachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13464872931641997517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-802342993705267122014-12-21T14:33:47.918+10:002014-12-21T14:33:47.918+10:00Glad you enjoyed it, Pauleen.. It was great to rec...Glad you enjoyed it, Pauleen.. It was great to recall these things.. So many more I could have added.<br />I was quite miffed that I never got to play Mary, but I did love those plays. At least I wasn't chosen for a cow. Two boys made up the cow, but they kept trying to go different ways... It was so funny. <br />One day, I'll write about the fancy dress balls and the Mad Hatter's nights..all great fun, except for the time Mum dressed me in... Oh, well, another story for another day... Crissoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-12963080234603314032014-12-21T14:21:41.226+10:002014-12-21T14:21:41.226+10:00A wonderful suite of memories: whimsical and magic...A wonderful suite of memories: whimsical and magical yet also humorous, and hilarious, mixed with the poignant sadness of your mum's illness. You brought back memories of milk bottle top decorations and chinese lanterns, but I loved the red decoration on the fence and your Mum's sassiness with the letterbox decorations. I knew the story of concert yet it's still funny. Ironic isn't it that they always wanted blondes to play Mary yet she would have been exactly your colouring. Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-46562211859670100442014-12-20T17:39:31.661+10:002014-12-20T17:39:31.661+10:00Weren't they fun to make, Judy. We also made a...Weren't they fun to make, Judy. We also made angels wings out of them, the angels being 'icy pole ' sticks, carefully washed, dressed with scraps of fabric, tiny faces drawn on them and hair of wool, or cotton wool, or if there was nothing else, teased out string. It all helped to make Christmas special.Crissoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-31720581773306854462014-12-20T17:32:35.513+10:002014-12-20T17:32:35.513+10:00I didn't laugh then, Sharn, but I saw the funn...I didn't laugh then, Sharn, but I saw the funny side not long after...Mum was always like that... she danced to her own tune, had the great Irish spirit, passed down by her mother, according to her sisters. <br /><br />That was a coincidence re the glue, wasn't... maybe the fairies taught Mum.<br /><br />Kourabiethes are so easy and so special...enjoy!<br /><br />As for Mr. Buck, he was old enough to be my father... just a wonderful man. He loved children, was a great teacher and above all, he let his 'most fanatical reader' pick some books for the very first real library we ever had. I will write more about him another time... He made such an impression on all who met him, as did his lovely wife, who taught us sewing.Crissoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-21683507246560736892014-12-20T16:08:13.311+10:002014-12-20T16:08:13.311+10:00We too made decorations with milk bottle tops. We ...We too made decorations with milk bottle tops. We lived in outback Queensland and milked our own cows, so my sisters and I collected the bottle tops when we were on holidays at the coast in February and carefully kept them until the following December!Judy Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09730547717403140047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-58246813205212007952014-12-20T14:37:53.334+10:002014-12-20T14:37:53.334+10:00Oh Chris, I can't stop laughing at your memory...Oh Chris, I can't stop laughing at your memory of your unforgettable role as one of the two girls in blue and your mother placing tinsel on the letterbox in defiance! And How delightful that the fairies used the very same recipe for glue that your own mother did...... I could almost smell and taste your Christmases and must thank you for sharing your Shortbread recipe. I for one will be trying it. Wonderfully special memories and I can't thank you enough for sharing them xxxx ps I think you had a crush on Mr Buck! Sharn Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12322295467277564960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-31200100785105687932014-12-18T22:37:58.395+10:002014-12-18T22:37:58.395+10:00Thank you, Frances... I didn't make them this ...Thank you, Frances... I didn't make them this year for the first time I can remember, as they are a celebration biscuit, but I will again next year...they are my favourite, with baklava and Halva cake tying for second place...Crissoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6875529476113835592.post-76717312250085194992014-12-18T22:30:09.240+10:002014-12-18T22:30:09.240+10:00Ooh, Chris, I can just smell the kourabiethes. Mmm...Ooh, Chris, I can just smell the kourabiethes. Mmm. What a lovely picture you paint of a warm family Christmas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887809153719564522noreply@blogger.com