tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post3297114541260620581..comments2024-03-29T00:31:51.931+00:00Comments on HyperCRYPTICal: Christmas EvehyperCRYPTICalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-7656346172942324582013-12-22T23:35:20.304+00:002013-12-22T23:35:20.304+00:00I hope you have a good CHristmas Anna, and all the...I hope you have a good CHristmas Anna, and all the best for 2014. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-71845222902193689492013-12-22T23:33:50.022+00:002013-12-22T23:33:50.022+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-38670643024831311652013-12-18T12:23:46.324+00:002013-12-18T12:23:46.324+00:00Your poem has some deft imagery...cinematic!Your poem has some deft imagery...cinematic!Brother Olliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07506492407482879487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-87060960247871528302013-12-18T05:58:20.886+00:002013-12-18T05:58:20.886+00:00Lovely memories! May your peas be truly mushy thi...Lovely memories! May your peas be truly mushy this Christmas!~T~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17969562036638831748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-54097075027940874492013-12-16T11:12:56.350+00:002013-12-16T11:12:56.350+00:00What an evocative Christmassy tribute to times pas...What an evocative Christmassy tribute to times past! I am sorry your present circumstances are hard, but it sounds as though you are feeling positive nonetheless. Last Christmas was my worst in my whole life, but I was still able to find things to appreciate thank heavens. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-65214277217263299942013-12-15T23:26:13.941+00:002013-12-15T23:26:13.941+00:00What a great recollection of times gone by Anna. Y...What a great recollection of times gone by Anna. You really capture the atmosphere of christmas so well. My kids can't believe that people got tangerines for Christmas :)<br /><br />ND Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510971525209549921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-50050722511389689202013-12-14T13:01:41.677+00:002013-12-14T13:01:41.677+00:00Wonderful Anna! I was terrified for years and had ...Wonderful Anna! I was terrified for years and had bedtime rituals as well. Depending on what kind of peas are in the mushy peas, that, too could be scary or awesome (my feelings for sweet peas are similar to my feelings for mayonnaise). I loved your memories and your note at the end. I think having rhyming conversations sound wonderful and would probably help my sweet girl with her speech. Maybe we can have a nightly "Anna" game. :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-58886038853269572242013-12-14T08:55:34.988+00:002013-12-14T08:55:34.988+00:00Did you hear the sleigh bells?Did you hear the sleigh bells?Pealogichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369877267076357849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-65250435277612352102013-12-14T06:52:10.143+00:002013-12-14T06:52:10.143+00:00I too say luv - my mum is from Lancashire :-) I re...I too say luv - my mum is from Lancashire :-) I really enjoyed this - thank you so much. I also want to thank you for your candour in what you wrote at the end of your verses. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-31488216909839826382013-12-14T04:43:41.181+00:002013-12-14T04:43:41.181+00:00Heartwarming Anna. :)Heartwarming Anna. :)TCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-58987454859892280732013-12-13T23:12:28.980+00:002013-12-13T23:12:28.980+00:00What a delight. A fun image of your childhood, you...What a delight. A fun image of your childhood, your fears and fun at Christmas, nicely written.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-64022397018330841902013-12-13T22:30:27.487+00:002013-12-13T22:30:27.487+00:00Never had any of this to experience in my childhoo...Never had any of this to experience in my childhood ... neat read, nonetheless ... wait, St. Nicklaus, he came to visit on the night of Dec 05/06 and put sweets and Chinese oranges into our shoes ... if we where good ... smiles.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-40532283818810007222013-12-13T21:22:44.748+00:002013-12-13T21:22:44.748+00:00I'm pretty sure that making your kids go to ch...I'm pretty sure that making your kids go to church on Christmas is a sin, isn't it?<br /><br />Well done annaSabio Lantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963476276106907984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-1725939063958854462013-12-13T19:21:02.189+00:002013-12-13T19:21:02.189+00:00What a wonderful trip back into a Christmas in Yor...What a wonderful trip back into a Christmas in Yorkshire.. so different yet the same.. In Sweden we get Christmas gifts on the evening of Christmas eve... guess it originally was so we could go to church early on Christmas morning... (never did that I think).. those attics sound scary and I can recall the waterbottles from my childhood.brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-9426577636817398822013-12-13T19:20:30.086+00:002013-12-13T19:20:30.086+00:00This is lovely Anna, I do so relate to the bogeyma...This is lovely Anna, I do so relate to the bogeyman concept. Then in later years I read Fungus the Bogeyman and that put the fear of him in some perspective.<br />I very much enjoyed your story of Christmas, hope you have a good one.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07512953735819338268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-21618934447499054392013-12-13T18:38:07.726+00:002013-12-13T18:38:07.726+00:00This was delightful - Christmas in Yorkshire. I sp...This was delightful - Christmas in Yorkshire. I spent a four days in York and a day in Scarborough. My landlady called me Luv but I could tell she didn't love me. She was chock full of rules. Still I thought it beautiful, different and yet a little like the Texas plains but softer. I felt at home there and I felt at home in this piece. I love all your special words, made me feel as though I were there!Beachannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08638256396472533685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-61134236125171024842013-12-13T18:30:50.093+00:002013-12-13T18:30:50.093+00:00can relate to the cold in the attic rooms.. :) lov...can relate to the cold in the attic rooms.. :) lovely memories.. christmas is great when you are a kid.NataĊĦekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-79948574321226850602013-12-13T16:46:36.932+00:002013-12-13T16:46:36.932+00:00Yes, a wonderful trip back to the attic room you s...Yes, a wonderful trip back to the attic room you shared with your Sis (so many of us as kids had an attic room). Somehow, even as youngsters, my siblings & I, the eldest, never bought the Santa myth; we knew the presents came from other family members--so the joyous memories for me are all family oriented. Glenn Buttkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680725814199700692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-77746335178163212992013-12-13T16:09:16.391+00:002013-12-13T16:09:16.391+00:00And I used to see strange and threatening faces in...And I used to see strange and threatening faces in the design of the bedroom wall paper.Tigerbritenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-46449921234984827272013-12-13T16:05:47.863+00:002013-12-13T16:05:47.863+00:00My mother hailed from Yorkshire and we spent many ...My mother hailed from Yorkshire and we spent many a Christmas at my grandparents there. Your poem took me back, you describe the cold and the roaring fire and presents as I remember:)Tigerbritenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-55996265601464986992013-12-13T14:51:15.686+00:002013-12-13T14:51:15.686+00:00I remember an attic room with my sis... tons of bl...I remember an attic room with my sis... tons of blankets to keep our cold feet warmWolfsrosebudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295258422523621134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-2292554211904405052013-12-13T14:03:30.902+00:002013-12-13T14:03:30.902+00:00Forgot to add my Mom was English (born in Liverpoo...Forgot to add my Mom was English (born in Liverpool) so I wonder if the goofing around like that is an English thing? Anyhow, I kept up the tradition with my 3 when they were younger. :) TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-18157408062886066712013-12-13T14:02:17.661+00:002013-12-13T14:02:17.661+00:00Anna, when you said you used to speak in rhyme wit...Anna, when you said you used to speak in rhyme with your Mom to hilarious results - what memories that brought back my young sister, my mother and I would have what we called "silly Sunday" when we'd speak in different accents (all badly) and end up with sore tummies from laughing so hard. This was a beautiful post. All these memories tumbling into my mind and I thank you for it. I miss my parents so much, but Christmas makes it a harder hurt. ~~KimTALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-77353990984740064702013-12-13T13:04:22.745+00:002013-12-13T13:04:22.745+00:00I also, at one point in my childhood, had fears ab...I also, at one point in my childhood, had fears about someone hiding in my bedroom and I used to check everywhere before I could sleep.Gabriellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09968615376035959259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139696084392272622.post-35960703804298679422013-12-13T11:45:15.924+00:002013-12-13T11:45:15.924+00:00Love the divine childhood here in all of its silli...Love the divine childhood here in all of its silliness and deflected danger -- a safe, happy place to celebrate Christmas. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com