tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post6012050105628887206..comments2024-03-27T07:59:25.142+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: InspiredDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-86365308778441454262012-12-15T15:53:15.863+02:002012-12-15T15:53:15.863+02:00Leigh - Blogger gave you a Christmas gift LOL For...Leigh - Blogger gave you a Christmas gift LOL For the first time in ages your comment didn't land in my spam box.<br /><br />They only started in the shops here at the beginning of November. But, I believe that if you keep Christmas simple, especially if you have little ones - that way they, too, will hopefully appreciate the Joy and the wonder of it all.<br /><br />And grandkids at Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-42680260268028212782012-12-15T07:05:23.352+02:002012-12-15T07:05:23.352+02:00I love that you adapted your Advent wreath to a mo...I love that you adapted your Advent wreath to a more local theme. Makes you wonder why you didn't do it before, doesn't it? Christmas has become so commercialized here in the US (they started pushing it on us in September in the stores this year), that it's hard to be enthusiastic anymore. Our granddaughter will turn 2 in April, so that is a true motivator to make the time special Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-64265843242032245282012-12-12T08:14:38.424+02:002012-12-12T08:14:38.424+02:00Country Life - Welcome - and thank you for taking ...Country Life - Welcome - and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment :)<br /><br />I couldn't agree more - Christmas has become so commercialized that the true meaning is in danger of being lost. That is why I try and involve my grandson in as many of the preparations as possible - from stirring the Christmas cake mixture (and making a wish LOL), to deciding which decoration goes Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-60736761030348571342012-12-12T06:05:27.630+02:002012-12-12T06:05:27.630+02:00We have always put up the tree and ornaments 10 da...We have always put up the tree and ornaments 10 days before Christmas and I am usually so ready by then but this year I am not as excited I hope by the 15th my mood has changed. I am not saying I am in a bad mood or anything its just Christmas has become sooo how should I put this....more about what are you giving me? and less about who can I help? its like the reason for Christmas has fallen by country lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062018110749960921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-7945328126933997282012-12-12T03:53:04.279+02:002012-12-12T03:53:04.279+02:00Yes, I think I will !Yes, I think I will !JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-39749548494246328362012-12-11T07:22:50.220+02:002012-12-11T07:22:50.220+02:00Diana - No - our Kooigoed is a very scraggly plant...Diana - No - our Kooigoed is a very scraggly plant. A pity because Monty Dons' are beautiful :)<br /><br />Thanks again for the inspiration :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-77055778025158000862012-12-11T07:21:07.490+02:002012-12-11T07:21:07.490+02:00DFW - Just love that snowman :)DFW - Just love that snowman :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-16559387649859654752012-12-11T07:20:14.065+02:002012-12-11T07:20:14.065+02:00Frugal Living - That is a tradition I remember fro...Frugal Living - That is a tradition I remember from when I was a little girl :) Crisp air, snowflakes drifting down - perhaps enough to cover the branches of the fir trees - and the smell of my grandmothers Aga stove.<br /><br />Go for it...! :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-28464489571001520222012-12-11T07:17:49.805+02:002012-12-11T07:17:49.805+02:00GG - Sad, isn't it. Unless one counts a Boxin...GG - Sad, isn't it. Unless one counts a Boxing Day boerie braai as a tradition LOL<br /><br />But, all those ancestors from Europe who arrived on these shore eons ago - they must've had Christmas traditions. Which have all seemingly been forgotten. A loss of roots? Such a pity.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-76095388250226792462012-12-11T07:14:14.835+02:002012-12-11T07:14:14.835+02:00Mrs Mac - Yes, I agree that Christmas is a celebra...Mrs Mac - Yes, I agree that Christmas is a celebration of Christ's coming. And I find it difficult to align that occasion with the commercial venture it has become.<br /><br />We have always tried to make the decoration a family affair - so I guess once they're all here the mood will change and we'll get down to "preening" the house as befits the occasion :)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-43424180473415595932012-12-11T07:10:20.082+02:002012-12-11T07:10:20.082+02:00Jane - I, too, have items which I have inherited a...Jane - I, too, have items which I have inherited and which I have put away to use on a "special" day. Why??? Every day is special I have come to realize. Thus, I so understand your putting away the kranz that your father-in-law made, but creations are made to be enjoyed, especially handmade ones. And it is a way of bringing your husband's dad into your home at Christmas.<br /><Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-83998106902578935902012-12-10T22:21:59.806+02:002012-12-10T22:21:59.806+02:00Kooigoed is a plant I battle to grow. And I do so ...Kooigoed is a plant I battle to grow. And I do so love that smell. There is this hedge I see in my dreams ...<br />http://elephantseyegarden.blogspot.com/2010/02/one-of-monty-dons-80-gardens.html<br />Wonder if it would grow like that for you?Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-64151519753955840502012-12-10T21:10:39.524+02:002012-12-10T21:10:39.524+02:00So glad you got inspiration. The snowman I put up ...So glad you got inspiration. The snowman I put up is about as far as I gotten this year.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-53824246967722335832012-12-10T21:02:11.273+02:002012-12-10T21:02:11.273+02:00I need similar inspiration for my candle centrepie...I need similar inspiration for my candle centrepiece. At the moment it is a candle shoved on a silver plate. I had ideas of finding some fircones and maybe some greenery, but in spite of searching I haven't found any fircones at all. This week I will do something!DHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199859409385042568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-18730899348203423722012-12-10T20:50:49.709+02:002012-12-10T20:50:49.709+02:00Love both yours and Diana's traditions. Being ...Love both yours and Diana's traditions. Being SA born and bred for over 4 generations, we no longer have any of our German or Irish ancestors habits. I often think about the fact that there are no real hard and fast SA Christmas customs.garden girl in SAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684429162780759994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-58760446221826943112012-12-10T20:49:53.582+02:002012-12-10T20:49:53.582+02:00I had trouble this year too .. as it seems in the ...I had trouble this year too .. as it seems in the U.S. Christmas is commercially started in October .. I want to fully enjoy autumn and our Thanksgiving celebration first. Growing up we did not decorate until the week prior to Christmas .. it was always such an anticipated event bringing excitement and wonderful church outings. This year I read on a friends blog (American woman living in Japan)Mrs. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644129213141875138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-15819307337787780092012-12-10T16:20:44.455+02:002012-12-10T16:20:44.455+02:00My husband's family was Swiss and then lived i...My husband's family was Swiss and then lived in Germany for a time before coming the the US State of Pennsylvania and then eventually to Virginia. My father in law made us a lovely adventskrantz of wood, decorated with greenery. We used it when the children were small, but after he passed we deemed it "too special" to risk in the crazy holiday season, so we stopped using it.<br />JaneofVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320442534060401465noreply@blogger.com