Comments on: needles http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/12/13/needles/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:12:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: MorbihanPrincess http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/12/13/needles/#comment-7500 MorbihanPrincess Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:36:46 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/?p=374#comment-7500 At least you do not have Daddy working in christmas tree production since early Novemeber.....even the kids were fed up with the smell of pine come December..! At least you do not have Daddy working in christmas tree production since early Novemeber…..even the kids were fed up with the smell of pine come December..!

]]> By: Rob http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/12/13/needles/#comment-7377 Rob Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:02:27 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/?p=374#comment-7377 One of my (now 17-year-old) daughter's better small-child comments was when her best friend came round with her mum and were admiring our "Christmas crib" (a set of little figures looking rather like plasticine but actually made from modelling clay so quite solid if fragile). Her friend said it looked fun. "Yes," replied Vanessa, "but I'm not allowed to touch it so I only play with it when Mummy's not in the room." We were both standing right behind her at the time... One of my (now 17-year-old) daughter’s better small-child comments was when her best friend came round with her mum and were admiring our “Christmas crib” (a set of little figures looking rather like plasticine but actually made from modelling clay so quite solid if fragile). Her friend said it looked fun. “Yes,” replied Vanessa, “but I’m not allowed to touch it so I only play with it when Mummy’s not in the room.” We were both standing right behind her at the time…

]]> By: Scoobycat http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/12/13/needles/#comment-7373 Scoobycat Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:38:26 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/?p=374#comment-7373 "Christmas decorations are supposed to be amassed over a long period of time, not purchased all at once for a price equivalent to the GDP of a third world country." Absolutely. When Mum and dad first split up and we really had no money, Mum made the Christmas decorations from cardboard, covering them with kitchen foil and stapling bits of tinsel to them. Over the years she has replaced them with hand painted silk balls and a range of silver, white and crystal decorations. The tree now really looks very stylish, very grown-up. However to her annoyance, over 20 years, she has never been able to convince my brother and I to change the star on the top of the tree. Despite the many foil patches on it, the cardboard stills shows through the many tiny rips that are in the foil. He is our star and had been with us in good times and bad. Once again he takes pride of place at the top of our tree. No arguments Mum !!! “Christmas decorations are supposed to be amassed over a long period of time, not purchased all at once for a price equivalent to the GDP of a third world country.”

Absolutely. When Mum and dad first split up and we really had no money, Mum made the Christmas decorations from cardboard, covering them with kitchen foil and stapling bits of tinsel to them. Over the years she has replaced them with hand painted silk balls and a range of silver, white and crystal decorations. The tree now really looks very stylish, very grown-up. However to her annoyance, over 20 years, she has never been able to convince my brother and I to change the star on the top of the tree. Despite the many foil patches on it, the cardboard stills shows through the many tiny rips that are in the foil. He is our star and had been with us in good times and bad. Once again he takes pride of place at the top of our tree.

No arguments Mum !!!

]]> By: croque madame http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/12/13/needles/#comment-7372 croque madame Wed, 14 Dec 2005 11:17:01 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/?p=374#comment-7372 my daughter decorated our tree this year (after I put on the lights) she started with the tartan ribbon on the top (I had to resist screaming "nooooooooooo! the ribbon/angel/star always goes on last") and then proceeded to decorate only one side of the tree and only the bottom branches...it took me huge efforts of self control not to intervene and I found myself struggling with my inner child not to fight with her or go in a huff because she wouldn't let me put any baubles on...years of sharing christmas tree decorating with my brother and sisters obviously left it's mark... my daughter decorated our tree this year (after I put on the lights) she started with the tartan ribbon on the top (I had to resist screaming “nooooooooooo! the ribbon/angel/star always goes on last”) and then proceeded to decorate only one side of the tree and only the bottom branches…it took me huge efforts of self control not to intervene and I found myself struggling with my inner child not to fight with her or go in a huff because she wouldn’t let me put any baubles on…years of sharing christmas tree decorating with my brother and sisters obviously left it’s mark…

]]> By: Andre http://www.petiteanglaise.com/archives/2005/12/13/needles/#comment-7371 Andre Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:15:57 +0000 http://www.petiteanglaise.com/?p=374#comment-7371 Don't fret Tadpole will make up for it all in the next few years, he's as you say just a little tadpole yet. You have Tadpole inspired Christmas magic in store for years and years ahead. Don’t fret Tadpole will make up for it all in the next few years, he’s as you say just a little tadpole yet. You have Tadpole inspired Christmas magic in store for years and years ahead.

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