tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post6967833099229063507..comments2023-11-01T02:35:48.057+00:00Comments on Geranium Cat's Bookshelf: Virtual Advent TourGeraniumCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-27287675367509886542010-12-23T01:15:56.096+00:002010-12-23T01:15:56.096+00:00Such interesting information! Thanks very much for...Such interesting information! Thanks very much for sharing it. Merry Christmas!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524230831950917735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-12487295591598118832010-12-10T21:00:35.383+00:002010-12-10T21:00:35.383+00:00"left the hauling of the log to all those res..."left the hauling of the log to all those restless young muscles" - don't know why but i was amused by this imagery. lovely holly pictures.vvb32 readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924589941745430884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-82572614064663744812010-12-10T14:57:03.113+00:002010-12-10T14:57:03.113+00:00Thank you for sharing that - this fellow folklore ...Thank you for sharing that - this fellow folklore lover found it fascinating!<br /><br />Epiphany is still quite a big deal in Portugal. Not as much as it was some twenty-years ago, my parents tell me, but it still has a lot of significance. And no one would dream of taking down the decorations before then!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-50463931787237031772010-12-09T23:49:45.238+00:002010-12-09T23:49:45.238+00:00We really are very British-based in our traditions...We really are very British-based in our traditions in Atlantic Canada. Great post about traditions and were they come from. I didn't know much about Old Christmas, I just called it that. <br />Merry Christmas!raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-90013814577678737512010-12-09T20:09:29.111+00:002010-12-09T20:09:29.111+00:00What a great post. I love learning something new i...What a great post. I love learning something new in my reading. Thank you.spritehttp://www.spritewrites.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-85465472820141901722010-12-09T19:27:10.407+00:002010-12-09T19:27:10.407+00:00Fascinating post! Thanks so much for participating...Fascinating post! Thanks so much for participating in the tour this year.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-22588633272650425842010-12-09T11:47:21.570+00:002010-12-09T11:47:21.570+00:00What an interesting post!What an interesting post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-65426118169878709752010-12-09T08:10:35.040+00:002010-12-09T08:10:35.040+00:00I didn't know Kenneth Allsop. I truly loved th...I didn't know Kenneth Allsop. I truly loved this quote. A wonderful writer as it would seem. Thank you for introducing him.Glastonbury is one of my favourite places in England. I like the mythology linked to it. The photo of the icy Ivy is very beautiful.Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-28691076128285921742010-12-09T06:20:21.458+00:002010-12-09T06:20:21.458+00:00Thank you for such an interesting post! Ethymology...Thank you for such an interesting post! Ethymology is one of my big loves, and, thanks to you, today I learnt something about the word holly.<br />With just me and the cat here, my Christmas is quiet, too; but I will spend Christmas Eve (which is the main part of Christmas here in Germany) at my parents' place with friends and family.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com