tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post7458007476538743188..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: Catching up and counting down...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-90681185442980770372007-12-22T19:53:00.000-04:002007-12-22T19:53:00.000-04:00Have yourself 'a merry little Christmas', Jodi ......Have yourself 'a merry little Christmas', Jodi ... I have my 'tourtiers' made, "Welcome, welcome Christmas day!"joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-26138183712625694342007-12-22T10:04:00.000-04:002007-12-22T10:04:00.000-04:00Love the penguins! So pretty perched in the tree. ...Love the penguins! So pretty perched in the tree. :)Sarita Leonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09236262575377618259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-45599519949881142432007-12-22T03:22:00.000-04:002007-12-22T03:22:00.000-04:00Just stopped in to say MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope y...Just stopped in to say MERRY CHRISTMAS! I hope you have a great time with your family and your cats. Love your photos, and by the way, you are brave, leaving those nice snow men so close to the edge in that top shot. I have seen my friend's cats carefully bat things over the edge for fun.<BR/><BR/>SandyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-65658930204106804662007-12-21T23:08:00.000-04:002007-12-21T23:08:00.000-04:00No snow here and we also have the same philosophy ...No snow here and we also have the same philosophy that you do--if it doesn't get done then it doesn't matter. Of course, this year we may be a little too lax in that way as I still have no idea what I'm getting my family for gifts. And SO glad to see that I'm not the only one with naughty catchildren! Cindy at Rosehaven CottageCindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-5424046139483461832007-12-21T19:54:00.000-04:002007-12-21T19:54:00.000-04:00Hi all and welcome to bloomingwriter's happy Chris...Hi all and welcome to bloomingwriter's happy Christmas postings!<BR/>MBT, Toby Soprano normally looks angelic and serious. Especially just before he knocks something over. I just wrote a short piece for Reader's Digest (Canada) on pet safety around Christmas. <BR/>Wildlife Gardener, thanks and Merry Christmas to you too!<BR/>Colleen, our cats are all seriously goofy...even though some of them Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-79134319759560162092007-12-21T19:18:00.000-04:002007-12-21T19:18:00.000-04:00I love that philosophy and your drifts and decorat...I love that philosophy and your drifts and decorations and the swinging cat! Also penguins are cool. I don't have any penguin ornaments! Snow is deep and it is supposed to warm up this weekend to fifty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-84373073725337311952007-12-21T18:28:00.000-04:002007-12-21T18:28:00.000-04:00Nice tree. Beautiful decorations and a cute cat. I...Nice tree. Beautiful decorations and a cute cat. <BR/><BR/>I would love to read your fibre arts articles sometime. Where can they be found?katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979577122006222781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78044986700146281582007-12-21T17:32:00.000-04:002007-12-21T17:32:00.000-04:00I like your Christmas philosophy. I don't stress a...I like your Christmas philosophy. I don't stress about it either. I used to do more than I do now. I keep things minimal since that my children are older. Since we usually celebrate elsewhere I don't have much to do here. We also prefer colored lights.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-10629906258198691342007-12-21T16:54:00.000-04:002007-12-21T16:54:00.000-04:00How fun! Beautiful snow, wonderful kitties, lovely...How fun! Beautiful snow, wonderful kitties, lovely tree -- Happy Christmas.<BR/>We're in Florida so there's blue skies and a very slight breeze and it's about 78 degrees.<BR/>My husband and I decided a few years ago to forego Christmas. We are not Christians so we do not celebrate the birth of Christ. The other parts of Christmas -- buying, wrapping, mailing, receiving gifts, large meals, Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13908759284576826834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-54165943760840549812007-12-21T16:15:00.000-04:002007-12-21T16:15:00.000-04:00I like your attitude about decorating. I've been ...I like your attitude about decorating. I've been laid up all week with a terrible cold, so I almost forgot to bring up from the basement the Creche! Yes, only the most important thing for Christmas. (That's what lack of sleep will do to a brain.) I think I'm done shopping, but being sick means I have 2 type of cookies to make & frost, Gingerbread cookies to decorate, & clam risotto to prepareMr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64467779754252148432007-12-21T13:30:00.000-04:002007-12-21T13:30:00.000-04:00I sure need the reminder not to stress. Thanks, J...I sure need the reminder not to stress. Thanks, Jodi! I'm not stressing yet - it's only Friday and we don't do Christmas until Monday night. But this weekend will likely bring a little stress to this self-proclaimed Queen of Procrastination. I'll have some help, though, so I'll just take deep breaths and enjoy the fun of it all.<BR/><BR/>We've got snow here that looks nearly identical to Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-81694660940947772007-12-21T12:28:00.000-04:002007-12-21T12:28:00.000-04:00wonderful pictures and so sweet picture of the cat...wonderful pictures and so sweet picture of the cat with little christmas tree.<BR/>I am still on my way to christmas. For some reasons I am on the 'denial' phase - I think this year christmas will not come.<BR/>and I am cruising on my childhood memoires :)<BR/>I am little scared, that if I start the preparations I will get caught by stress again.<BR/><BR/>Happy Christmas!Ewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64905371078431369692007-12-21T10:11:00.000-04:002007-12-21T10:11:00.000-04:00Jodi, your home looks very cheerful. With all tha...Jodi, your home looks very cheerful. With all that snow around Santa won't have a problem landing by your house. :)<BR/><BR/>I almost hate to say this out loud but we are having a particularly stress-free holiday season. We have had some doozies the past couple of years so this year is much appreciated. I hope you are able to slow down and enjoy the holidays.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-54598222386273793992007-12-21T09:29:00.000-04:002007-12-21T09:29:00.000-04:00I so easily get wrapped in stress around the holid...I so easily get wrapped in stress around the holidays (because I procrastinate things like wrapping...) that I can forget to have fun - thank you for sharing your philosophy. I'm decorating my attitude adjustment in bright lights right now! Your penguins are great - my fancyfiance has a collection going too and I keep adding to it. <BR/>In case I don't get back here, Merry Christmas!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-15524322849152729452007-12-21T09:25:00.000-04:002007-12-21T09:25:00.000-04:00I thought at first I was looking out my window whe...I thought at first I was looking out my window when viewing your photos. Seems like we're having an old fashioned winter here after at least 6 very mild ones. <BR/><BR/>Our "traditional" tree is pretty bare. 7 cats have eliminated the tinsel and delicate ornaments. And they usually reset the tree to a horizontal position.<BR/><BR/>Your gray cat got me to comment - spitting image of our oldest Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-64575622986277538352007-12-21T08:41:00.000-04:002007-12-21T08:41:00.000-04:00There is nothing my three kitties love better than...There is nothing my three kitties love better than a few rounds of tag under the tree. After which they all plop down onto the tree skirt and take a long nap. Maybe it makes them feel wild, somehow, having a tree in the house? It's as close as my cats ever get to nature :-) Your cats (at least that gorgeous one in that last photo) look much more dignified than mine do. Mine tend to be more than aColleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-49124611694777178002007-12-21T05:38:00.000-04:002007-12-21T05:38:00.000-04:00I LOVE your cat beside the tree! Wonderful photos ...I LOVE your cat beside the tree! Wonderful photos too. Merry Christmas :)A wildlife gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261817184002496844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-89079994188509448062007-12-21T00:09:00.000-04:002007-12-21T00:09:00.000-04:00I'm LOLing at the look on your cat's face. The kit...I'm LOLing at the look on your cat's face. The kitti doesn't look to be in much of a Christmas spirit.<BR/><BR/>Reading about you not using tinsel reminded me of when I was a kid the neighbor's Siamese cat died one Christmas from eating tinsel.MrBrownThumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11326733084344581944noreply@blogger.com