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Out on the town last night, exploring the Christmas decorations in Stow. Not particularly inspiring, but the tree is lovely!!
How many of you follow holiday traditions? Ever heard of "Christmas Eve Gift"?
When I was little, and right up to when Mom and Dad passed away, we used to follow the tradition of Christmas Eve Gift. On Christmas Eve, we would sneak around the house to try and surprise the other person first by shouting "Christmas Eve Gift!" before they could say it to us. The person who was "got" had to hand over a gift. Usually, there was no gift involved, since it was just the fun of who got who first.
One Christmas Eve, when Mom & Dad were both alive and I lived in an apartment next door to them in Texas. I baked a huckleberry cobbler that morning. We loved huckleberries, as much for their sweet-tart taste as for the memories they evoked of the years we lived in Montana.
Fresh from the oven, all nice and warm, I wrapped the cobbler dish in towels and walked over to my parents' house. Carefully, I set the dish on a little table outside while I unlocked the door (I had a key for emergencies and such). I opened the door to a dark house.
All of a sudden, Mom and Dad jumped out from behind the door and shoulted "Christmas Eve Gift!" They got me for sure (and scared the living daylights out of me)! Good thing I had set that cobbler down on the table or else we would have been eating it off the floor!
That was one of my best Christmas memories of us.
My sister's family never followed that tradition in the first place, so we don't follow that tradition any longer. All I have are the memories of past Christmas Eve Gifts and the fun we had.
I hope you have some sort of fun tradition that you follow, and that your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and Boxing Day and whatever other holiday you follow in place of all of this is one that will make great memories for you in the future years.
Rebecca Latson
Where The Trails Take You Photography
To all my Flickr friends, I wish you a joyous and safe Christmas and a wonderful 2019. For those who don’t celebrate I hope you have a wonderful life with your friends and families in 2019. Thank you to all of you who have commented on my photos and faced them. It means a lot to me.
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas ... perhaps ... means a little bit more!"
- Dr. Seuss
Flickr Lounge ~ Christmas Decorations
On our walk through a local park today we came across several memorial trees that had been dressed up for Christmas. What a great way to remember their loved ones at this time of year.
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+ some snow :)
I think this is the right moment to get this out of the deep of my Aperture Library. I wish you all a merry christmas and a good new year:
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Stanier 'Black Five' 44871 approaches Salfords nearly 20 minutes late at the head of the 'Christmas Sussex Belle' to Eastbourne and Hastings. A Gatwick to Reading GWR 'Turbo' has just passed
If it seems the tree is leaning, that's because it is.
I don't normally post artificial trees on Treemendous Tuesday, but I supposed an occasional exception is OK for the holidays.
Tree decorations/ornaments ...
in my Christmas Series ...
Taken Dec 9, 2018
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Provavelmente não tirarei mais fotos até lá, então desejo a todos um Natal muito mais do que feliz!
Sei que para alguns é besteira, mas não esqueçam o verdadeiro significado do Natal :)
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I probably won't take more pictures until there, so a wish you all a very happy Christmas!
I know for some people is just silly, but don't forget the true meaning of Christmas :)
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Christmas Tree and lights shot with Lensbaby Sweet 50, December 2022
Photo of the Day for 12/24/2022
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My best wishes to all of you and your loved ones. You may all have a life full of prosperity, eternal, endless love, compassion and faith.
Our Christmas Tree...
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About as festive as I get, a Christmas funfair in Berlin as seen from the revolving restaurant half way up the TV tower
Christmas Lights You are welcome to share, please give credit: www.lancerogersphotos.com www.instagram.com/lancerogersphotos #lancerogersphotos.com,
A thought for all of you and a wish for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Snow falls in heavy flakes, cloaking the world in a silent white mantle. The crackling of the fire in the fireplace accompanies a muffled atmosphere, almost suspended in time. An intense scent of spices and burnt wood intoxicates the air, creating an aura of magic.
In this enchanted setting, the senses are heightened. Touch feels the softness of wool, the warmth of the fireplace, the coolness of snow. The sense of smell is intoxicated by the sweet scents of freshly baked cookies and scented candles. Hearing captures the crackling of the fire, the ticking of the clock and the muffled silence of the night. Sight is enraptured by the dance of the flames, the twinkling reflections of the lights on the Christmas tree, and the stars twinkling in the winter sky.
Christmas is a daydream, a moment suspended between reality and fantasy. It is an opportunity to find oneself, to appreciate the beauty of small things, to rediscover the value of love and sharing.
At this time of year, hearts open to love and hope. Differences fade, making way for unity and solidarity. It is a time to hold loved ones close, to share a smile, to exchange a hug.
Christmas is an invitation to look beyond appearances, to seek light even in the darkest moments. It is a call to our humanity, to our capacity to love and be loved. Especially at a time in history (for humanity) as dark as it is now.
Under a sky of stars, today (and not only today) I want to let the magic of Christmas envelop me. I thank all those who follow me with affection, whom I feel close with every sentence, word, gesture. You are the force that drives me to always create something, trying to do better and better. I wish You all and Your Families a peaceful and light-filled Christmas and a New Year full of hope and joy.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you!♥
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99.2% Full Moon on Christmas Eve- Northern Hemisphere. I'd been hoping to get the ISS pass but instead I got this when the clouds cleared.
It has been crazy hectic leading up to and through today. But all gearing toward what turned out to be a wonderful Christmas. I didn't want to let it pass without wishing you all a very Merry Christmas! I wish you the best and can't wait to catch up with all I've missed in the coming days. Merry Christmas!!
Die Weihnachtsmärkte sind bereit und ich wünsche euch einen schönen ersten Advent.
The Christmas markets are ready and I wish you a nice first Advent.
1. christmas shelves, 2. Decorated Snowflake Cookies, 3. This year....., 4. pink snowflake, 5. House Ornaments, 6. Vintage christmas balls, 7. wreath for a friend, 8. Christmas House, 9. Target Tuesday: Holiday Colors, 10. Fabbbbulous vintage ornament wreath, 11. Vintage Holiday , 12. The Tree's Up, 13. Bottlebrush Trees, 14. feeling festive, 15. all stitched!, 16. Happy Dolly Christmas tree
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How is this for a blooming Christmas Cactus in my music room? ....I can't ever remember seeing so many blossoms on it.
Feliz Natal, Merry Christmas, Buon Natale, Frohe Weihnacht, Chuk Sung Tan, Merii Kurisumasu, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noël, Kung His Hsin Nien, Kala Christougena, Gezur Krislinjden, S prazdnikom Rozdestva Hristova, Srozhdestvom Kristovym, Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand, Nedeleg laouen, Bon Nadal, Čestit Božić, Gajan Kristnaskon, Hyvää joulua, Kellemes Karácsonyt, GOD JUL, Buon Nadal, Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia, Sarbatori Fericite, Klidné prožità Vánoc, Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun, Chung Mung Giang Sinh, Sawadee Pee mai, Hristos Razdajetsja, Sarbatori vesele, Boas festas, Hartelijke Kerstroeten, Meri Kirihimete, Shinnen Omedeto, Nodlig mhaith chugnat, Mo'adim Lesimkha, Zalige Kertfeest.